Finals are in full swing this week even as some 48,000 employees remain on strike, including the tutors and teaching assistants who lead class discussions, provide one-on-one mentorship and support, and help faculty grade coursework.
Gloria Bartolo, a second-year molecular biology doctoral student, leads UCLA postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers in Westwood last week in a rally for better wages, student housing, child care and more.ByLOS ANGELES — Hundreds of thousands of undergraduate students at the University of California face a chaotic finish to their fall term as a strike by academic workers grinds through its fourth week.
University of California academic workers walk the picket line at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Nov. 28.The strike comes as rising inflation and a severe housing shortage makes it difficult for moderate- to low-income earners to pay for even basic necessities, like food and rent. The strikers join a long list of people employed by public agencies, like teachers and police officers, who cannot afford to live where they serve in high-priced cities like Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Some campuses, including UCLA, have pushed back deadlines for submitting grades because faculty members rely so heavily on teaching assistants to assess student performance. “I can’t expect my students to know something they didn’t learn,” Markowitz said. “It’s such a challenging situation, but that’s why folks want to do it, to call attention to the fact that these classes don’t run without the labor of these workers.”
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