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March 2, 2020

Over 80 Student Workers at UC Santa Cruz Fired for Striking for Living Stipend
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Fifty-four teaching assistants at the University of California, Santa
Cruz, were fired as they have been carrying out a weeks-long strike
demanding a cost-of-living adjustment. The workers were fired after they
refused to turn in final grades for the fall semester. Another 28
striking graduate workers who were expecting to be assigned teaching
positions were told they would not be hired. Santa Cruz is one of the
least affordable cities in the country. The organizers of the wildcat
strike have called for the cancellation of classes today in support of
the strike.


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