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The felony charges are part of a broader effort of the University of California to criminalize dissent to the sellout contract rammed through in collaboration with the UAW last year.
The university is attempting to blame the closures on the meager pay raises graduate workers received in the new contract.
At least 89 departments have reported plans to implement cuts, while significantly reducing graduate enrollment and teaching assistant positions.