About 48,000 workers, including 17,000 student researchers, at UC San Diego, the nine other University of California campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory went on strike Monday.
Negotiators for the UAW Local 2865 and the university system on Tuesday discussed benefits related to green transit, according to local president Rafael Jaime. The union has proposed public transit passes, subsidies for the use and purchase of bikes and e-bikes, and other incentives for the use of alternative transportation, Jaime said.
"The university continues to negotiate with flexibility and an open mind," Ryan King, associate director of media relations, University of California Office of the President, said in a statement.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
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