BREAKING: 48K University of Calfornia TAs, postdocs & other student workers just walked off the job.
It's the largest strike in the US since 2019.
Many UC workers earn < $24k/yr. A PhD student I spoke to said they donate blood plasma to make ends meet.
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BREAKING - 36,558 total votes were cast in UC Academic Workers’ Strike Authorization Votes, with 98% voting Yes to authorize a multi-unit strike if necessary. These are far and away the largest and most decisive strike authorization votes ever taken by Academic Workers in the US.
We are SO proud of the PSU students and others who turned put to shut down the McInnes event. These students are brave as hell.
College kids got maced by fascists because PSU refused to stop what they were told was coming.
THREAD: The biggest story of my life is finally out.
Since 2019, I’ve been investigating a monitoring tool called Social Sentinel. They bill it as a way to help save students’ lives.
I found it had another purpose — surveilling campus protests. https://t.co/I0okAqeRen
Hundreds of students file back into West High School after a walkout today, protesting #Utleg newly passed transgender athlete ban. Student organizers tell me they want lawmakers to see the impact of the law. #utpol
(CW: Police violence)
Police spray and tase students at Little Elm Highschool in Texas after a walk out for a girl who was sexually assaulted and put on suspension. this afternoon.
The second biggest strike in the country is happening at Columbia university right now. 3,000 student workers are striking, and the picket line is beautiful today.
Grossmont High School in El Cajon was placed on lockdown because students are protesting the schools dress code policy.
Videos show law enforcement is there and at least one student has been detained.
Photos from tonight’s protest in response to the alleged sexual assault at the Fiji Fraternity. As a member of Greek life on campus, we do NOT associate with you. No backing down until someone is held accountable.
The donor, Steven Swig, is heir to the oldest real estate dynasty in San Fransisco—where Pelosi’s district is.
He’s contributed millions to the Democratic Party and personally met with Pelosi to discuss student debt cancellation.
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WE'RE ON STRIKE!!!! IGWC is calling all graduate workers to withhold payment of mandatory fees for Spring semester as we demand the end of all fees!
Join us in solidarity by signing the pledge to withhold fees and together we'll make IU a place "for all": https://t.co/l1nfeLrxOx