“As University of California researchers return to work, union organizers say this is just the beginning of a nationwide push for better working conditions.”
“As it stands, academia is now home to some of the largest growth in unionization across all sectors of the US economy. Nearly 150 unions, representing more than 600,000 academic workers, have signed a statement developed by the organization Higher Education Labor United that advocates wall-to-wall union protection for higher-education workers across the country. And unionization efforts are expanding at universities across the country, union officials say.”
READ: Jeff Tollefson in Nature: “Historic US research strike ends — but energizes a movement“