| 2022 University of California academic workers' strike | |||
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Academic workers picket during the strike at the University of California, Davis | |||
| Date | November 14, 2022 - December 23, 2022 | ||
| Location | University of California campuses, California, United States | ||
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| Resulted in | Contracts for UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW | ||
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The 2022 University of California academic workers' strike was a labor strike at all campuses of the University of California (UC) system, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. On November 14, some 48,000 academic workers went on strike for better pay and benefits.[1] Led by the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union, it was the largest strike in the United States in 2022; union organizers describe it as the largest strike in all of U.S. higher education.[1][2]
In reaction to the strike, the UC reached tentative agreements with around 12,000 postdoctoral and academic researchers on November 29. On December 9, the contracts were ratified. On December 16, under mediation by Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg, the UC reached tentative agreements with around 36,000 academic student employees and student researchers, and the contracts were put to ratification votes by membership. On December 23, the union members voted to ratify both of the remaining contracts and end the strike.[3]
- ^ a b Toohey, Grace; Lin, Summer; San Román, Gabriel (November 14, 2022). "UC officials call for mediator as strike by 48,000 academic workers causes systemwide disruptions". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Blake; Cannestra, Sakura (November 14, 2022). "University of California academic workers strike over wages and benefits in largest walkout in U.S. higher education". POLITICO. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Hubler, Shawn (December 23, 2022). "University of California Academic Workers End Strike". New York Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.