University of California Students OK Strike Over Protests
- Union alleges university arrests break state labor laws
- Grad student unions at Brown, Harvard also file charges
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Thousands of unionized graduate student workers at University of California campuses across the state are poised to walk off the job after members voted to authorize leadership to call a strike, escalating tensions stemming from the university’s response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents the students, said Wednesday that 79% of participating members approved the strike authorization.