State scientists considering strike! (with Mia Roberts and Cory Copeland)

Today we're joined by Mia Roberts and Cory Copeland to discuss the ongoing strike authorization vote of the California Association of Professional Scientists (the state of California's unionized scientists), and how it fits into the larger trends of deepening solidarity throughout the burgeoning labor movement.

Mia is a member of the CAPS board, a director at large, and Chair of the union's Member Action Committee. Cory joins us as a member of the Sacramento chapter of Democratic Socialists of America's Labor Committee, as well as its Solidarity Coordinator. Both are environmental scientists.

The state of California has not only refused to raise wages adequately for its scientists for decades, and their compensation has dropped well below the state engineers, who often hold similar or the same roles at the state as the scientists.

Now, after three years of the state refusing to take their demands seriously, scientists are considering a big next step: Strike!

Want to support the scientists? Tap in at https://capscontract2023.org/.

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