Vote Moves Union One Step Closer to a Strike
The Daily Cal managed to write an entire article about how, "After contract negotiations reached an impasse earlier this month, 92 percent of a union representing some 7,000 UC service workers voted last week to give the union’s bargaining committee authority to call a strike, officials announced Wednesday night," without describing what the effects of a strike would be.

Here is a timeline from the article of what to expect in the coming days to either avert or precipitate a strike:

Worthman said the fact-finding report, a third party evaluation of both parties’ negotiation tactics, should be released by April 1, after which UC and the union will have a 10-day bargaining period to attempt to settle a new contract based on the report.
The union can legally call a strike once the bargaining period expires.

What the article doesn't describe is what role members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union play in the university. Where do these people work, what do they do, what services would be lost or decrease if they go on strike, and would the university hire replacement workers are a lot of the questions that I'm sure interest students much more than the minute negotiating details that are contained in the article.

I've written before about how the university mistreats our workers, but a strike isn't necessarily the best response, although I can't come to an opinion on this until I have a better understanding of what the ramifications of a strike would be.Email This Post!