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UC Workers and Students Block California Highway 1 in Santa Cruz to Protest Poverty Wages

by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

On June 6th, George Blumenthal was inaugurated as the 10th Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz during a ceremony on the East Field overlooking the Monterey Bay. To mark the occasion, students and workers, organized through the Student and Worker Coalition for Justice (SWCJ) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) rallied at UCSC, marched to the Chancellor's Inauguration and blocked California Highway One at Mission and Bay during a 10-hour day of action to deliver a loud and clear message -- end poverty wages at the University of California.

** PLEASE SEE THE FIRST SET OF PHOTOS AND LINKS TO BACKGROUND INFORMATION AT:

Workers and Students Demand a Fair Contract at George Blumenthal's UCSC Inaguration
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/07/18505046.php

§Circle on California Highway One

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

Some Santa Cruz locals were very supportive of the demonstration. One women, an SEIU member who worked at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, joined the demonstration on Bay Street in strong support. She said that closing Highway One was very significant!

§End Poverty Wages at the University of California

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§J. Guevara

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§Ernie Encinas

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§U-Turn

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§Angry Drivers

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

The confrontational man in the white shirt identified himself as a law enforcement officer. He eventually turned his truck around and took an alternate route like all the other drivers.

§Lilia and Yolanda

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§Taking Back Our University!

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

We Make UC Happen

§Fair Contract Now!!!

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§Police Handycam on Bay St. from an Unmarked Vehicle

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

SCPD Cast and Crew:
D. Forbus on Handycam
and G. Crofts at the wheel

§Firetruck Passing

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

§Construction Worker

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, and a former student at Bay View Elementary, this local said it has become very difficult to get work in construction. He also complained that people should protest and shut down traffic in the city where they came from. Many people who grew up in Santa Cruz despise students at UCSC who generally live in Santa Cruz for less than five years.

§Zach Friend

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM

Zach Friend, the Public Information Officer for the SCPD said that it cost police $15,000, there were a couple dozen police officers on overtime, however he was not getting overtime. Police were redirecting vehicle traffic which was backed up a 1/2 mile in all four directions. The police were not going to arrest people until it became a safety hazard which he said would probably be when it got dark.

§Meeting in the Street

by ~Bradley

Sat, Jun 7, 2008 8:15PM