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UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams

UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams

FromKQED's The California Report


UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams

FromKQED's The California Report

ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Less than a month before finals are meant to start, University of California student workers have voted to authorize a strike. The strike could arrive as early as November 14.
Reporter: E. Okobi, KQED

According to new numbers from the election tracking site Ballotpedia, nationally a little more than a billion dollars have been spent on state ballot measures this election cycle. And California accounts for about 70% of the cumulative spending. Most of that has been spent fighting over Propositions 26 and 27.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED

Many potential young voters that college student Kennedy McIntyre talks to are concerned about a host of issues: affordable housing, gun control, abortion rights. But they aren't convinced that voting will make much of a difference.
Reporter: Jessica Kariisa, The California Report Magazine
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.