Graduate student researchers and academic student workers at the University of California voted this week to approve new contracts, ending their six-week strike today (Dec. 23). Under the terms of the new contracts, these workers will be among the best supported in public higher education in the country.
Striking graduate students continued to march during the days leading up to Thanksgiving, calling on the University of California for fair wages and better working conditions. The multi-unit UAW strike, which began on Nov. 14, is now heading into its third week.