Thanks for your willingness to help!
Here are a few ways you can assist the strike if you are not a striking academic worker.
Learn about the strike and why we need fair contracts.
Send a message of support.
To UC President Drake
- Sign the petition to President Drake.
- On twitter: @UCPrezDrake
- Via email: president@ucop.edu
- Via mail: Michael Drake, President University of California Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
To UC Chancellors
- Berkeley, Carol T. Christ, chancellor@berkeley.edu
- Davis, Gary S. May, chancellor@ucdavis.edu (twitter: @Chancellor_May)
- Irvine, Howard Gillman, chancellor@uci.edu
- Los Angeles, Gene Block, chancellor@ucla.edu (twitter: @UCLAchancellor)
- Merced, Juan Sánchez Muñoz, chancellormunoz@ucmerced.edu
- Riverside, Kim A. Wilcox, chancellor@ucr.edu (IG: @chancellor_wilcox)
- San Diego, Pradeep K. Khosla, chancellor@ucsd.edu
- San Francisco, Sam Hawgood, Chancellor@ucsf.edu, (Work phone: 415-476-6582)
- Santa Barbara, Henry T. Yang, henry.yang@ucsb.edu, (Work phone: 805-893-2231)
To Public Officials
- CA Gov. Gavin Newsom:
Contact form
Via phone: 916-445-2841 - CA Senator Dianne Feinstein:
Contact Form
Via phone: 202-224-3841
Via twitter: @senfeinstein
Donate to the UC Academic Workers Strike Support and Financial Hardship Fund.
Feed workers on the picket line.
- UC Davis | GoFundMe and Venmo @ peter-kim-52
- UC Santa Cruz | Call/text Summer: (610) 883-2836
- UCLA | Donation sign up form
- UC Irvine | Venmo @ solidarity-team
Picketing
Show up at your nearest UC to picket! 9am-4pm weekdays.
Anyone can participate in the picket! Even and especially allies!
Bring water, snacks, sunscreen/a hat and warm comfortable clothing. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in chants, marches, listen to speeches, and participate or help with whatever fantastic other things are happening during your shift such as performances, art-making, serving and eating food, workshops, and more.
You can find a list of picketing locations at https://www.fairucnow.org/picket/
Media
- The strike has been covered in over 100 media outlets. Read and share widely!
- Use these strike-related hashtags:
#FairUCNow
#UAWonStrike
#sruuaw - Tag these accounts:
@sruuaw
@uaw2865
@payusmoreucsc
@berkeleyrankandfile - Share these images:
More information and community resources available at https://www.fairucnow.org/support/.