By Sarah Soroosh Moghadam Posted: February 26, 2025 11:11 am Breaking Feed Post Share Tweet Around 15 members of the United Farm Workers joined AFSCME Local 3299 workers at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center to show solidarity for their cause. Sarah Soroosh Moghadam Comments are supposed to create a forum for thoughtful, respectful community discussion. Please be nice. View our full comments policy here. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Related Content Breaking Feed Post February 26, 2025 Breaking Feed Post November 21, 2024 Breaking Feed Post November 21, 2024 Breaking Feed Post November 20, 2024 Poll Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Only the voices of the bargaining team were heard during the negotiation process – the contract is not all-encompassing of student workers and should not have been ratified. The mediation resulted in a realistic contract for academic workers at this time. The agreed-upon result generally covered what the strikers were asking for. I have feelings about this that are not described in the options above. The contract is neither good nor bad and/or this issue does not directly affect me as a student. Submit View results without voting » Polls ArchiveFeatured Classifieds More classifieds »
