Judge orders temporary halt to UC academic workers' strike over war in Gaza

'RE JUST NOT READY TO SPEAK QUITE YET. NEW THIS MORNING, THE STRIKE INVOLVING THOUSANDS OF UC ACADEMIC WORKERS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO STOP, AT LEAST FOR NOW. AN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, COURT JUDGE ISSUED AN EMERGENCY RESTRAINING ORDER AFTER UC LAWYERS ARGUED THE ONGOING STRIKES ARE CAUSING HARM. TO SOME STUDENTS NEARING FINALS. THE UC SYSTEM HAS CALLED THE PROTESTS OVER ALLEGED WORKERS RIGHTS ILLEGAL BY VIOLATING A NO STRIKE CLAUSE IN THEIR CONTRACTS. UNION LEADERS SAY THEY'RE REVIEWING THE NEXT STEPS IN HOW TO PROCEED. THESE STRIKES HAVE SPREAD TO TEN CAMPUSES INVOLVING TEACHING ASSISTANTS, RESEARCHERS AND OTHER GRADUATE STUDENT WORKERS. THEY WERE PROTESTING THE RESPONSE TO THEIR SCHOOLS, TO THE DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE CONFLICT IN GAZAZA. THE UNION CLAIMS THE LAW IS ON THEIR

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Published: Sat Jun 08 2024