Occupy UC Davis Calls for Nov. 28 General Strike to Shut Down CA Campuses, Block Regents' Austerity Vote | OccupyWallSt.org

23.11.11

Occupy UC Davis Calls for Nov. 28 General Strike to Shut Down CA Campuses, Block Regents' Austerity Vote | OccupyWallSt.org: The following proposal was passed by a massive general assembly today at UC Davis (emphasis added):

The UC Board of Regents, who not only represent but actually are this state’s richest one percent, has repeatedly shown itself to be utterly unfit to manage and represent the interests of the students, faculty, and workers who constitute the University of California.

Following two successive years of sharp tuition increases, accompanied by millions in department and resource cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, the board had the audacity to propose a new 81% fee increase and drastic budget reductions.

Undergraduate student fees have tripled over the past ten years, as we have seen an unprecedented explosion of student debt; and departmental budgets have shrunk, as academic and non-academic workers experience diminishing benefits, swelling workloads, and non-existent job security.

In the midst of the economic crisis, the Regents have intensified their pursuit of the project of privatization and de-funding that diminish the quality of education and quality of life for those across the UC, while consigning students’ futures to greater and greater sums of debt.