Jacob Creer, a clinical equipment specialist at UCLA and member of the AFSCME Local 3299 bargaining team, said the University has escalated unfair labor practices since the union’s November strike, including by imposing protest restrictions and threatening to arrest union members. Additionally, Creer said the University has refused to explain relevant information during bargaining.

He added that, as one of the state’s largest employers with influence in both the housing labor markets, the UC has a responsibility to follow its mission of bettering California.

“We have members who talk about their stories of sleeping in cars, talking about how they have to live in Tijuana and come over, in the case of UC San Diego. We have members from all kinds of different campuses, (such as UC) Merced, talking about their struggle where their shoes are falling apart,” he said. “UC refuses to meet us at every single demand.”