Low pay, rising costs push 48,000 University of California academic workers to the picket line
In a historic strike of around 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system, unionized employees are pushing for better compensation and protections, as their work stoppage on Tuesday continued to cause noticeable disruptions to campus research, teaching and grading.
After the first day of the strike — which has no set end date — university officials Monday evening called for a "neutral private mediator" to help reach a compromise. Union leaders, however, continue to call on UC officials to come back to the table to bargain.
"We really want to get to negotiations as
