On The Steps Episode 6: AFSCME 3299, UPTE 9119 allege unfair labor practices in strike
By Verna Chen, Max Davis-Housefield, Madeline Woo, Jiwoo Kim, Nora Gallagher, Leticia Arim Kim, Victor Ayaay, Katie Chavez, Hannah Morgan, and Luca Falvo
March 5, 2025 9:29 p.m.
This episode, the Daily Bruin takes you to the picket lines where two university unions were on strike last week. We then look at the Pediatric AIDs Coalition’s Dance Marathon, an event by the campus club Coastalong, and Beach Volleyball’s match against Pepperdine. Packages by Max Davis-Housefield, Jiwoo Kim, Nora Gallagher, Madeline Woo, and Arim Kim. Contributing reports by Victor Ayay, Katie Chavez, Verna Chen, Luca Falvo, and Hannah Morgan. Audio by Cooper Cuya.
Chen was Video senior staff. She was previously the 2024-2025 Video producer and a Video staffer. Chen was a fourth-year civil engineering student minoring in film, television and digital media from Holmdel, New Jersey.
Chen was Video senior staff. She was previously the 2024-2025 Video producer and a Video staffer. Chen was a fourth-year civil engineering student minoring in film, television and digital media from Holmdel, New Jersey.
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
Woo was a 2024-2025 assistant Video producer. She was previously Video staff. Woo was a philosophy student minoring in film, television, and digital media and global studies from Lafayette, California.
Woo was a 2024-2025 assistant Video producer. She was previously Video staff. Woo was a philosophy student minoring in film, television, and digital media and global studies from Lafayette, California.
Kim was a Video contributor. She was a fourth-year linguistics student with a specialization in computing from Orange County, California.
Kim was a Video contributor. She was a fourth-year linguistics student with a specialization in computing from Orange County, California.
Gallagher is the 2026-27 digital managing editor and Video senior staff. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video producer. Gallagher is a fourth-year environmental science student minoring in environmental engineering from Manhattan, New York.
Gallagher is the 2026-27 digital managing editor and Video senior staff. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video producer. Gallagher is a fourth-year environmental science student minoring in environmental engineering from Manhattan, New York.
Chavez is Video staff from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a fourth-year English student.
Chavez is Video staff from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a fourth-year English student.
Morgan was a 2025-2026 assistant Video director. She was previously a Video contributor. Morgan was a fourth-year English student minoring in conservation biology and film, television and digital media.
Morgan was a 2025-2026 assistant Video director. She was previously a Video contributor. Morgan was a fourth-year English student minoring in conservation biology and film, television and digital media.
Falvo was a Video staff member. He was also a third-year philosophy student minoring in entrepreneurship.
Falvo was a Video staff member. He was also a third-year philosophy student minoring in entrepreneurship.
