Gallery: Teamsters Local 2010 go on strike against UC wages
By Jintak Han
Jan. 10, 2017 10:28 p.m.
Members of Teamsters Local 2010 gathered in front of Murphy Hall on Jan. 9 as part of a five-day strike against the University of California.
(Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Teamsters Local 2010 represents about 600 skilled trades workers at UCLA and 12,000 administrative and clerical workers across the UC system.
(Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
The contract between the UC and Teamsters-represented administrative and clerical workers expired in December.
(Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Teamsters also gathered on the morning of Jan. 10 on campus for a bigger demonstration around Westwood later in the day.
(Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA and Teamsters have been bargaining on a contract for skilled trades workers since August.
(Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Skilled trade workers wrapped up a five-day strike at UCLA on Tuesday, while clerical workers across the UC went on strike for 24 hours the same day.
(Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Strikers marched on campus and throughout Westwood, venturing into the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, temporarily disrupting traffic.
(Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
The UC said its clerical employees earn an annual average salary of $47,300 – nearly 20 percent more than the state average of $39,200 for clerical workers.
(Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
An October 2016 survey from Occidental College found 70 percent of Teamsters members at the UC are food-insecure.
