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February 28, 2020

Strike Spreads as University of California Graduate Students Demand Living Wages
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In California, hundreds of unionized graduate student workers at the
University of California, Santa Barbara, walked out of classes and onto
picket lines Thursday to demand a COLA - or cost-of-living adjustment.
The grad students, who work as teachers' assistants, say they're
severely burdened by high rents and low wages. Meanwhile, grad student
workers at UC Davis say they'll refuse to submit grades unless
administrators agree to a monthly housing stipend to help offset
skyrocketing rents in Davis.


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