Skilled trade workers and administrative workers went on strike Wednesday, claiming that UCLA bargained with them in bad faith over a new contract.
Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing the workers, started the one-day strike at midnight because UCLA refused to negotiate wages for workers’ past work and over alleged University of California violations of state labor law.
About 600 people rallied at the Wilshire Center at noon, before blocking the Wilshire and Westwood Boulevard intersection. Protesters chanted “Who are we? Teamsters” and “No contract, no peace!”...
Full story at http://dailybruin.com/2016/11/16/skilled-trade-workers-strike-over-ucla-wage-negotiations/
Note: The strike appeared to be timed to coincide with the Regents meeting. There were union spokespersons at the Regents meeting's public comment period in San Francisco
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