With a graduate student strike on its third day Wednesday and next steps uncertain, UC Santa Cruz administrators announced that instruction would remain online through Friday. “This decision was made in full recognition of the impact on many aspects of instruction,” a campus message read, “particularly labs and studios, and also plans for examinations.”
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As pro-Palestine grad student strike digs in, most UCSC classes go remote and faculty weigh options
On the second day of the UC Santa Cruz grad student strike, dozens of picketers and supporters gathered at both campus entrances. School administrators announced that instruction would be moved online through at least Wednesday in case pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the base of campus blocked the entrance. The state Public Employment Relations Board said it expects to issue a decision by the end of the week on the University of California’s request to declare the strike unlawful.
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UC Santa Cruz student workers launch strike over treatment of pro-Palestine protesters
Nearly 1,500 UC Santa Cruz graduate student workers walked off the job on Monday after the union voted to strike in protest of how the University of California, at multiple campuses, used police to arrest pro-Palestine protesters and clear encampments. The student organization running UCSC’s encampment announced that it was moving the encampment from Quarry Plaza to the base of campus in solidarity with the strikers.
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Tensions escalate for UC Santa Cruz pro-Palestine encampment
Following more than two weeks of UC Santa Cruz students holding an encampment for Palestine in the center of the university campus, administrators and students issued statements Thursday showing that they could be approaching a breaking point.
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After UCSC encampment students block intersection, protests remain in place
UC Santa Cruz students in support of Palestine blocked Hagar Drive and Steinhart Way on Wednesday. The students, who launched the encampment May 1, say they have no plans to leave the camp. UCSC officials said they were disappointed in the Wednesday action.
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Nearly two weeks into UCSC encampment, about 60 tents remain in place
At the pro-Palestine encampment at UC Santa Cruz on Monday, students said they have no plans to disband their camp after negotiations failed with administrators on Friday. Students and administrators said negotiations have not restarted yet.
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UCSC grad student workers among those voting on strike over Palestine encampment crackdowns
UC Santa Cruz graduate student workers and their more than 45,000 counterparts at the other nine University of California campuses are voting this week on whether the union should strike in support of free speech and in support of Palestine.
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UCSC student protesters say negotiations over ending encampment have failed
UCSC’s Students for Justice in Palestine wrote in a statement that negotiations failed after administrators “refused to meaningfully concede” to protesters’ demands and they are bracing for police raids.
However, several people close to the negotiations say administrators are looking to avoid imminently calling in police. Meanwhile, details of the negotiations obtained by Lookout show the two sides appeared, at one point, to be close to finding agreement on several student demands.
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UCSC, protesters begin negotiations but remain far apart as Palestine encampment stretches into second week
UC Santa Cruz’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter says the group started negotiations with administrators over their list of demands, one week after they set up an encampment on campus. Students say they won’t leave the Quarry Plaza camp until their demands are met.
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At UCSC, Palestine solidarity encampment settles in for extended stay
Beyond the addition of a packed schedule of events programming, the pro-Palestine encampment at UC Santa Cruz has expanded dramatically since its assembly on Wednesday following a May Day march. The outdoor kitchen now spans three tents, with three meals a day.