July 2, 1999

Teaching Assistants at U. of California Vote to Unionize

Graduate teaching assistants on all eight University of California campuses where unionization was put to a vote have won their battles. Now comes the real test -- bargaining for contracts.

Organizers for the unions -- affiliates of the United Auto Workers -- claimed 68 per cent of the vote statewide and a 55-per-cent turnout. The unions represent nearly 10,000 graduate-student employees.

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