Academic workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will go on strike starting on Monday to protest the university system’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the workers’ union announced on Friday. The union, U.A.W. 4811, which is part of the United Auto Workers, represents about 48,000 graduate students and other academic workers at 10 University of California system campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. According to the union, about 2,000 members work at Santa Cruz as teaching assistants, tutors and researchers. academic workers are standing up to go on strike in response to the university’s crackdown on our fundamental rights to free speech and protest on campus,” Mr. Jaime said on Friday.

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Persons: Lawrence, Rafael Jaime, “ U.A.W, ” Mr, Jaime, “, ” Organizations: University of California, U.A.W, United Auto Workers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Santa Cruz Locations: Santa Cruz, Santa