EPISODE · Nov 12, 2022 · 24 MIN
There is Power in a Union As Thousands of Academic Workers Set to Strike in California (G&R 193)
from Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · host Green and Red
Over 36,000 academic workers across the University of California's (UC) 10-campus system held a strike authorization vote. The vote passed with nearly 98% approval. The strike will begin on November 14th. Workers are demanding include increased compensation, access to sustainable transportation, more childcare assistance, and increased job security. Scott talks with Galen Liang, a grad student and UAW 2865 member to get an update on the looming strike. Galen is a Chinese international student in the math department at UC Berkeley.He's a second year Ph.D. candidate from Guangzhou in the southern part of China. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Outro// "Solidarity Forever" by Utah Phillips Links// Fair UC Now: https://www.fairucnow.org/ University of California Workers Authorize Strike (https://bit.ly/3tmpZpq) U of California Academic Workers make history with largest, decisive vote to strike Nov. 14 (https://bit.ly/3E0sdj8) Thousands set to strike across UC system beginning Nov. 14. (https://bit.ly/3UrsR0n) Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast https://greenandredpodcast.org/ NEW LINK! Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/MU4QrxAY Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR **Our friends with Certain Days now have their 2023 calendar available and we bought ten copies. With a $25 (or more) donation to Green and Red, we'll mail you one! Just contact us at [email protected] This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.
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Over 36,000 academic workers across the University of California's (UC) 10-campus system held a strike authorization vote. The vote passed with nearly 98% approval. The strike will begin on November 14th. Workers are demanding include increased compensation, access to sustainable transportation, more childcare assistance, and increased job security. Scott talks with Galen Liang, a grad student and UAW 2865 member to get an update on the looming strike. Galen is a Chinese international student in the math department at UC Berkeley.He's a second year Ph.D. candidate from Guangzhou in the southern part of China. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Outro// "Solidarity Forever" by Utah Phillips Links// Fair UC Now: https://www.fairucnow.org/ University of California Workers Authorize Strike (https://bit.ly/3tmpZpq) U of California Academic Workers make history with largest, decisive vote to strike Nov. 14 (https://bit.ly/3E0sdj8) Thousands set to strike across UC system beginning Nov. 14. (https://bit.ly/3UrsR0n) Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast https://greenandredpodcast.org/ NEW LINK! Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/MU4QrxAY Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR **Our friends with Certain Days now have their 2023 calendar available and we bought ten copies. With a $25 (or more) donation to Green and Red, we'll mail you one! Just contact us at [email protected] This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.
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