[1/3] Academic workers at UC San Diego walk out as thousands of employees at the University of California campuses have gone on strike in an effort to secure improved pay and working conditions in San Diego, California, U.S., November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mike BlakeSAN DIEGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of academic workers went on strike at University of California campuses throughout the state on Monday, forming picket lines, affecting classes and staging noisy protests to demand better wages for teaching assistants and others. Some 48,000 academic workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) are in contract talks with the University of California system, but it was uncertain how many went on strike at the 10 UC campuses. The University of California said it is offering wage increases of up to 7.5% for postdoctoral scholars, 7% for academic student employees, 10% for graduate student researchers, and 4% for academic researchers. Reporting by Mike Blake in San Diego and Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, Calif.; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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