LOS ANGELES: Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests retu
Unionized academic workers, upset about the University of California 's response to pro-Palestinian protests at various campuses, hold placards as they strike at the University of California Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California , US on May 28, 2024. academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned to the job on Monday under court order, but their union vowed more protests to come.
Unionised academic researchers, graduate teaching assistants and post-doctoral scholars walked off the job over what they called unfair labour practices in the university's handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in recent weeks. Judge Randall Sherman set a hearing for Jun 27 to hear arguments on whether to extend the injunction. The union's own strike authorisation expires on Jun 30.
Among other things, the union is demanding amnesty for grad students and other academic workers who were arrested or face discipline for their roles in campus protests against Israel's military offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza.
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