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If McDonald’s is a real estate company that sells hamburgers, the U.C. system is a real estate company that sells degrees. Grad students are striking not least so they can afford to live where they work.

Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses have walked off the job, demanding better pay and benefits

Tens of thousands of academic employees across the University of California’s 10 campuses walked off the job Monday, demanding better pay and benefits in what union leaders say could be the largest work stoppage the prestigious public university system has ever faced.

Mondays strike, across the University of Californias 10 campuses, could be the largest work stoppage the prestigious system has ever faced.

The average current pay is about $24,000 annually for student employees across the University of California system. They are seeking minimum annual base salaries of $54,000.

ON Friday, August 26, Bradford College is set to host an Apprenticeship Open Day designed for students getting their GCSEs this summer.