[Sehefac] UC workers on strike starting today

[Ellen Reese]

Dear colleagues,

Two unions representing UC workers, AFSCME 3299 & UPTE 9119, have planned
strikes that begin today and would appreciate campus & community support,
especially on their picket line over the next few days. These picket lines
may be roving as workers & their supporters march across campus but they
are often located at the main campus entrances, especially the entrance off
of University & West Campus Drive.

On AFSCME 3299's 2-day strike on 2/26 and 2/27 (6am-4pm), see:
https://afscme3299.org/blog/strikefeb-2025/

For info on the reasons for AFSCME 3299's 2-day strike, see:
https://afscme3299.org/media/release-university-of-california-service-and-patient-care-workers-to-strike-over-unfair-labor-practices-feb-26th-and-27th/

For background on UPTE 9119's 3-day strike on 2/26-2/28, see:
https://laist.com/news/education/thousands-of-uc-employees-vote-to-strike-amid-federal-funding-threats

Please consider supporting these workers and help to spread the word!

All the best,
-- 
Ellen Reese
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Society, Environment, and Health
Equity (https://sehe.ucr.edu/)
Chair of Labor Studies (laborstudies.ucr.edu)
Faculty Co-Director of the Inland Empire Labor & Community Center (
ielcc.ucr.edu)
UC-Riverside

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