Graduate workers at UCLA walked out of the classroom and onto the picket line this week to protest the UC system’s handling of pro-Palestine protests. They donned keffiyehs and toted “UAW on Strike” signs as they marched back and forth along Royce Quad, the former site of the Palestine solidarity encampment where over 200 protesters were arrested on May 2.
Their action is part of a strike organized by labor union UAW Local 4811, which represents over 45,000 workers at all 10 UC campuses. So far workers have walked out at UC Davis, Santa Cruz and UCLA, and the union says other schools may join soon.
