UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams" was published on November 4, 2022 and runs 10 minutes.

November 4, 2022 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

Less than a month before finals are meant to start, University of California student workers have voted to authorize a strike. The strike could arrive as early as November 14. Reporter: E. Okobi, KQED According to new numbers from the election tracking site Ballotpedia, nationally a little more than a billion dollars have been spent on state ballot measures this election cycle. And California accounts for about 70% of the cumulative spending. Most of that has been spent fighting over Propositions 26 and 27. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED Many potential young voters that college student Kennedy McIntyre talks to are concerned about a host of issues: affordable housing, gun control, abortion rights. But they aren't convinced that voting will make much of a difference. Reporter: Jessica Kariisa, The California Report Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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