Workers represented by AFSCME local 3299 and UPTE-CWA local 9191 are striking on all UC campuses October 23-25. On October 24, in lieu of lecture, you will put your historical learning into present-day context by observing the picket line and or/demonstrations on campus.
Following your time at the picket line, write a reflective analysis of how the strike action reflects the union’s theory of power and change. Use the following questions to help you speak specifically about the strike, and to connect it to the course material. Reflections should be 2 pages, double spaced.
· What are the strike participants doing? How are they moving and/or interacting with space? How are they interacting with each other? What sounds are present? Is there music? Shouting? Speeches? Conversations? What are the “keywords” used by participants?
· What forms of unity/disunity among the participants do you see? What are the different manifestations of solidarity? Who is leading and following?
· How is the strike shaping the public space? What sort of atmosphere is it creating, and how are non-strikers participating/interacting with the strike?
* the first attachment is instruction of writing
* the second attachment McAlevey is primary source that should be use for writing
* the other attachment are secondary sources which also should be minor mention in the writing
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Almost every participant held placards high up with different messages including the key phrases used. Some participants were interviewed by the media where they gave speeches concerning their issues. Unions mainly cover the elements of employment, wages and working conditions (Lerner, 1934), and these workers clearly stated their concerns. Some claimed that the university and the hospital are currently growing while no change is effected towards the welfare of workers despite their continued petitions about issues that are not going right and that meant that the management continued to get richer at the expense of the welfare of the workers. They also claimed that the administration did not bother to replace people when they left work hence making others to handle extra duties. The issues of outsourcing were also raised, and the participants claimed that they lost many benefits as a result of outsourcing for example travel allowances.
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