California Professors Fight Back Against Violent Repression of Palestine Protest

University of California faculty groups file joint unfair labor practice charge against employer.

They say schools targeted them for speaking out on Israel ’s war in Gaza and for joining students’ pro-Palestine protests in the spring .

The UC system refuted the charge with a denial and said the faculty groups lack standing to make a complaint.

The labor charge aims to gain back pay and other costs of lost work for faculty and staff who were arrested and suspended during campus protests.

UC officials have shown favor for Israel and its policies, the labor charge said.

UCI officials threatened a professor with discipline for teaching about Israel and Palestine in class and for changing their syllabus.

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