By Natalia Mochernak
Feb. 27, 2025 1:37 p.m.
SANTA MONICA – The AFSCME Local 3299 picketers outside of UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center are chanting in Spanish, “Se ve, se siente, la Unión está presente,” which means, “We see, we feel, the union is present.” The saying is a reference to a popular chant of the United Farm Workers. More than 100 workers are picketing outside the hospital as of 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mochernak is the 2025-2026 campus politics editor and a Sports contributor. She was previously a News contributor on the metro and features and student life beats. Mochernak is a second-year communication and Spanish language and culture student from San Diego.
Mochernak is the 2025-2026 campus politics editor and a Sports contributor. She was previously a News contributor on the metro and features and student life beats. Mochernak is a second-year communication and Spanish language and culture student from San Diego.
