From the Bruin: UCLA representatives of United Auto Workers’ academic and non-academic units threatened to strike at a... rally [last Thursday] in Bruin Plaza if the University’s allegedly unfair labor practices continue. About 200 UAW-represented employees attended the rally amid ongoing rainfall – including those from UAW Local 4811 – which represents academic student employees [ASEs], graduate students and postdoctoral researchers – as well as its student service and advising professionals, and research and public service professionals [SSAPs and RPSPs] units.
UAW Local 4811’s contract – including that of the ASEs – with the UC will expire Jan. 1, 2026, and the union is currently bargaining for a new contract. SSAPs and RPSPs are currently negotiating for their first contract as separate units. The unions – which represent over 48,000 UC workers – held simultaneous rallies at 10 other UC campus locations to demand better wages, job security and protections for international workers...
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2025/11/21/uaw-units-rally-threaten-strike-for-fair-wage-job-protections-in-new-uc-contract.
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