Why did UC workers walk off the job on May Day?

Why did UC workers walk off the job on May Day?

Tens of thousands of University of California workers statewide walked off the job as part of a May Day strike.

May Day Strong: We Support Workers - Not Oligarchs · May Day Strong

May Day commemorates the struggles of workers and labor unions in this country and around the world. Today, due to constant pressure and attacks by corporate leaders union participation has shrunken from 1/3 of the working population to 1 in 10 workers. Campaigns like "Right to Work" hatched by the Republican Party aimed at convincing workers that unions were a waste of money. In the states in which they succeeded workers experienced loss of wag…