Graduate Students Explain Why They Are Striking

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English - November 26, 2022 02:26 - 16 minutes - 10.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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November 14, 2022 marks the beginning of the largest higher-education strike in United States history. The group of unions that will be striking includes some 48,000 workers across every University of California campus. KCSB’s Jackie Sedley spoke with Emily Fox, a PhD student at UC Santa Barbara, about who is striking, what led them to strike, and how students, staff, and faculty can show their support. Graduate students aren’t the only UC-affiliated individuals with thoughts and feelings about today’s strike. KCSB’s Jennifer Zwigl sat down with UCSB Graduate Professor Griffith to gauge his hopes for the UC-wide graduate student strike. Take a listen: