[Sehefac] April 1 solidarity strike at UC & UCR

[Ellen Reese]

Dear colleagues,

As AFSCME 3299 reports, "UPTE-CWA 9119 is holding a one-day ULP strike on
Tuesday, April 1 against UC’s unfair labor practices.  Like us, they have
been affected by UC’s bad-faith bargaining, which has been preventing them
from reaching a fair and just contract.  We won’t stand by. We will be
going on strike in solidarity!" This means that members of 2 campus unions
(AFSCME 3299 & UPTE-CWA 9119) will both be on strike.

There are many ways to show solidarity. My last conversation with AFSCME
3299 representatives indicated that, at this time, they prefer all faculty
& student supporters to join them on the picket line (most likely located
at the campus entrance on University Ave & West Campus Dr but it could be
roving if there is a march or rally) rather than cancelling classes or
events. When classes or events are cancelled, this often results in fewer
students & faculty joining them on the picket line. They want to increase
campus awareness and to see as many supporters (including students &
faculty) as possible on the picket lines.

For more info & background see:

https://upte.org/ucstrike

https://afscme3299.org/blog/solidarity-strike-4-1-2025/

https://afscme3299.org/media/nearly-40k-uc-service-and-patient-care-workers-will-sympathy-strike-alongside-upte-cwa-colleagues-on-april-1st/

In solidarity,

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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Related to Labor Education Award, 2020-2021)
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