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1. Students are “striking” because they don’t want their fees increased while workers are striking because they aren’t getting paid. Seems to me that those two groups are each others enemies, not comrades.
2. Students, as consumers of a service, cannot “strike.” They could boycott or withdraw, but they can’t strike. That would be like me claiming I’m on strike from Best Buy when I don’t buy something from there.
3. They are protesting in Berkeley; the decisions are made in Sacramento. Wrong forum.
4. They are protesting at construction sites around campus. Why? Because they want the university to breach contracts and instead pay out for work without having it completed.
5. The state is many billions of dollars in debt. Does no one think that might have something to do with the financial situation surrounding the UC system? I concede that the compensation for the UC Regents is exorbitant and should be cut. But saving those few tens of thousands of dollars can help save some workers’ jobs, not affect the fees for students.
I’m constantly frustrated by how cheap Berkeley (undergrad) is for the quality of professor, yet the students here act as if they are being asked for their first born.
2. Students, as consumers of a service, cannot “strike.” They could boycott or withdraw, but they can’t strike. That would be like me claiming I’m on strike from Best Buy when I don’t buy something from there.
3. They are protesting in Berkeley; the decisions are made in Sacramento. Wrong forum.
4. They are protesting at construction sites around campus. Why? Because they want the university to breach contracts and instead pay out for work without having it completed.
5. The state is many billions of dollars in debt. Does no one think that might have something to do with the financial situation surrounding the UC system? I concede that the compensation for the UC Regents is exorbitant and should be cut. But saving those few tens of thousands of dollars can help save some workers’ jobs, not affect the fees for students.
I’m constantly frustrated by how cheap Berkeley (undergrad) is for the quality of professor, yet the students here act as if they are being asked for their first born.
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Nuts & Boalts: Strike! (Or, Three Strikes? You’re Out)
You can call me an asshole, but I’m with this guy over the protestors.
Further posts on fixing California — and how students can contribute — to follow.
