UC strike

Irvine, CA - December 06: University of California picketers protest at University of California-Irvine in Irvine Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 in Irvine, CA. Strikers consist of members of by the United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents Academic Student Employees (Teaching Assistants/Associates, Readers, and Tutors), Graduate Student Researchers, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Academic Researchers (Academic Specialists, Project Scientists, and Professional Researchers). It's finals week for UC students and tens of thousands of academic workers remain on strike. This has put a huge wrench in how finals are administered, how undergraduates prepare for finals and when, how and if grades are submitted. Some faculty are standing in solidarity with striking workers and refusing to submit grades until an agreement is reached. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)