Ep 87 - If UC Pay Me w/ 3 FIRED UCSC strikers
Added 2020-03-11 11:00:02 +0000 UTCA wave of wildcat strikes, blockades, and general militant organizing is spreading the University of California system based on the demand that academic workers be paid a living wage. We're joined by three union members of UC Santa Cruz who were fired for refusing to turn in grades until their demands are met. We discuss the history of UC strikes starting with the 2009 occupations that were a precursor to Occupy Wall Street, how this struggle began, the meaning of Bernie's support, its broader political vision, and what lessons the broader working class can draw.
Support their strike fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-fund-for-striking-workers-at-ucsc
The roots of the strike: https://thefilemag.org/the-roots-of-the-santa-cruz-wildcat-strike/
Letter to UC president Napolitano from Stephen David Engel: https://thefilemag.org/dear-president-napolitano/
The strike spreads: https://www.kqed.org/news/11805470/uc-berkeley-graduate-students-stage-walkout-push-for-strike-authorization?fbclid=IwAR2Z2XKKgHX-rzs6HtwFBfGnLIFbYNgNfH_guZVBC0fX55xBq6_R7NER0us
Another essay from a striker: https://communemag.com/become-unreasonable/
Closing song: Lost Kids - Cola Freaks
Comments
Yes thanks for doing this. One of my best friends was fired and will soon be a father. The situation is totally fucked.
Petty Bourgeois Individualist
2020-03-14 11:03:25 +0000 UTCTell sean about my thoughts and prayers
luis
2020-03-14 08:58:02 +0000 UTCThank you for doing this episode! One of my friends is a fired UCSC TA from the anthropology department and this struggle is essential for her. Single mother with a 78% rent burden
Benjamin Akey
2020-03-12 06:24:02 +0000 UTC
