Striking graduate students at the University of California approved a bargaining agreement Friday, ending an unprecedented 40-day strike that snarled classes at the prestigious university system.
Union representatives said Friday a majority of striking graduate students and teaching assistants approved two contracts to formally end the work stoppage.
The agreements cover about 36,000 workers, many of whom make as little as $24,000 annually, a paltry salary for living in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and Berkeley, where the university system has campuses. About 12,000 other striking workers, mainly postdoctoral students and academic researchers, already ratified that will boost their pay by 29%. They will also get better family leave, childcare subsidies and job security.
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