On April 8, 2025, the Labor for Higher Education Union hosted the Kill the Cuts. This protest was to bring attention to the federal funding cuts that are being made and their impact on scientific research. During an interview with Shun Kobayashi, an associate instructor in the Comparative Literature and Languages Department, he explained that they have three main audiences for this protest: the University of California (UC) administration, the state legislature “because they are proposing $400 million budget cuts,” and congressmen of the federal government….
This protest was sponsored by The International Union, United Automobile, UAW, Stand Up for Science, American Federation of Teachers, Civil Works Administration, National Education Association, Service Employees International Union, Higher Education Labor United, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299, The Union for Everyone and the Labor for Higher Education Debt Collective.
