Just FYI: 48,000 grad students, post-doctoral fellows, and academic researchers across the 10 UC campuses are currently on strike for fair bargaining practices, marking the largest academic strike in history.
This strike is incredibly important for setting a precedent. I have seen first hand how overworked and underfunded my colleagues are; they are the backbone of the university and the academic system as a whole. They deserve better, and I am in full support of their efforts
Images caption: UCSF grad students take to the literal streets, hang banners from buildings, at the Mission Bay Campus
Image source: Personal images (I am supporting my colleagues by maintaining experiments in the lab)
Images caption: Berkeley students rush the Chancellor’s office and president’s office in Oakland during week three of the UAW strike
Image source: my partner, unnamed for privacy, on strike at UC Berkeley
Spread the word, and be sure to donate to the cause if you can
