Gallery 2019-20 – pay us more ucsc

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Art

An angry black cat with text that reads "PAY TEACHERS"

by Katie Green (@kt_245)

by Brandon Evans (@loxmyth_)

by Evie Chang (@toaster_poodle @mudmonsterclayworks)

“Spread the Strike” by David Rovics about the UCSC strike! (The video notes include chords and lyrics)

February 21, 2020 • Doomsday

An invitation that reads: "Dear Janet, We cordially invite you to our celebration on Friday 21st February 2020 at the UCSC picket line. As our guest of honor, we are inviting you to FIRE US IN PERSON. There will be good food and great music. #BringTupperware #FireUsJanet yours truly, @cola4all, @payusmoreucsc, and @thepeoples.co DM @cola4all for accessibility concerns

February 10-14, 2020 • UCSC Picket Week 1

12 students in a line along a crosswalk with arms linked

Students linked arms across a crosswalk. One has a large sign that reads: "We have only 1 demand: An ongoing payment to every graduate student that would bring us out of rent burden and to wage parity with grad students at UC Riverside. At current rates this amounts to +$1412 per month."

Two protesting students hug in the intersection, with a crowd of people and the Barn Theater in the background

A CHP helicopter circles the picket line

A student with a megaphone standing in the intersection with cops in the background

A protester draped in a Mexican flag walks in the intersection, with a large group of police in the background

A police officer with riot helmet and baton looks at a crowd of protesters

A section of a large chain of protestors with linked arms

A long chain of UCPD in riot gear, batons out, circling protesters

A UC police officer with a riot helmet, vest, holstered gun, holding a baton, facing a group of protesters

Illustration of an angry black cat, with "PAY TEACHERS" coming from its open mouth, and "COLA" in its claws

Protesters walking across a crosswalk holding signs that together read "PAY US ENOUGH TO LIVE HERE"

A UCSC faculty member in full regalia stands in front of striking students, facing a line of UCPD with riot gear and batons

Sign on the crosswalk button: "Button mysteriously out of order"

January 9, 2020 • Student-Worker Power Rally

An unprecedented number of grads, undergrads, striking AFSCME workers, and K7 workers turn out for an undergraduate-led rally at Kerr Hall.

November 12, 2019 • Campout

Nearly 80 people campout at the base of campus to strategize and make our demands visible during the Regents visit.

November 7, 2019 • March to Deliver Demands to Admin

200 grads march from Quarry Plaza to Kerr Hall to put the university on notice, delivering our demands to Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer verbally and in writing.

Mission

We are TAs, GSIs, Tutors, Readers, Student Researchers, Fellows, Postdocs, and Academic Researchers at UCSC. We are represented by our union, UAW 4811 (Formerly UAW 2865 and UAW 5810). In 2019/2020, workers at UCSC withheld labor for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and in 2022, our statewide union struck for 6 weeks over a COLA, arguing for a 54k base wage for all academic workers with the goal of raising the living conditions of academic workers across the state. Now, we are on strike for Divestment, Disclosure, Transitional funding for researchers, & Amnesty for all protestors.