EngelfeuerNov 18, 2022
Daniel Swain

Amid what "has been billed as largest work stoppage at any academic institution," UC has suggested that both graduate students & postdocs are part time workers. However, those same folks are generally disallowed from pursuing outside work because of their "full time workload." 🧐

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Nearly a week into UC strike, little bargaining progress, but support for workers grows https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-17/uc-strike-little-bargaining-progress-but-support-for-workers-grows

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1593584811800526848

Nearly a week into UC strike, little bargaining progress, but support for workers grows

The union said the two sides remained far apart on compensation, a major sticking point, as the work stoppage by 48,000 academic workers went into Day 4.

Los Angeles Times
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Show threadJim HubbellNov 18, 2022
@weatherwest I always thought my status as a graduate student was strange. We were considered employees who had to follow all university policies but still had to pay tuition except when the department somehow scored a waiver that semester.