The item below appeared yesterday in Inside Higher Ed. I am not reproducing the entire item because it names particular faculty. If unfair labor practice charges have been filed with PERB, that agency will investigate, make conclusions about whatever occurred, and provide remedies if violations of law have occurred.
Union members are accusing three University of California, San Diego, professors of giving “unsatisfactory” grades to 21 teaching assistants and a graduate student researcher for participating in the recent strike. In a Wednesday news release, the United Auto Workers said it violates California’s Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act to “retaliate against people on strike in any way, including by docking their grades.” The UAW represents UC system graduate students...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/01/27/uaw-accuses-ucsd-professors-giving-tas-poor-grades-striking.
In general, faculty would be well advised to consult with human resource specialists on their campuses before taking actions that would have an adverse effect on a student-employee who participated in the strike if the adverse action was - or might be seen as - connected to the strike or union activity.
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