UPDATE: UAW calls off March 5 strike after campus and union reach agreement

Please Stay Informed:

If strike activities occur on the UC Santa Cruz campus, information updates and known service impacts will be posted on this page. In addition to updating this page as information warrants, the Public Affairs Office will be:

  • Recording information on the campus's communications hotline, 459-INFO (831-459-4636).
  • Relaying information on a regular basis to KZSC Radio (88.1 FM) for broadcast.
  • Sharing information via the campus's Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Campus Updates:

Tuesday, March 4, 8 pm: The UAW, representing UCSC graduate student employees, has called off a strike it had announced for Wednesday, March 5. The campus and UAW reached an agreement tonight on the resolution of two union grievances — prompting the union to rescind its call for a one-day strike. See campus message.

Tuesday, March 4, 11 am: There are no updates to post on this matter today. It is very important that you return to this site before coming to campus on Wednesday, March 5, to see if there are updates.

Monday, March 3, 4 pm: There are no updates to post on this matter today. Please make sure you return to this site before coming to campus on Wednesday, March 5.

Background:

UC Santa Cruz has been informed that strike activities may occur on campus on Wednesday, March 5.

In advance of Wednesday, please monitor this web site — which will be accessible via a link on the UCSC home page — to determine if strike activities are expected. If they occur, please stay informed about the impacts strike activities have on campus operations.

If there are specific impacts to services, they will be described in updates on service "status" pages, at left.

Updated information will be posted on this site as it is available.

Thank you.


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