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DESCRIPTION:Picket 5:30am and Rally 10am base of campus\n\nHere's what happened at the 
 strike today according to local union reps:\n\nThe administration 
 strategically chose to escalate our peaceful, lawful picket. Riot police 
 were imported from UC Berkeley prior to the demonstrations. The Berkeley 
 police are known for their willingness to physically assault both students 
 and faculty at peaceful demonstrations. Wearing riot helmets and batons, 
 and resting their hands on their weapons, police used conflicting messages 
 to create confusion about what demonstrators could do to avoid arrest. 
 First, police blocked both entrances to the crosswalk; then they said we 
 could be in the crosswalk only when the “walk” sign was on, and then 
 proceed to shut it off. Some officers then said that we couldn’t picket 
 on the sidewalk or grass near the west entrance even after people had moved 
 off of the street. The details of where people could be were not clear in 
 any dispersal order. This mixed messaging was clearly part of a tactic to 
 stop legal, peaceful picket by instilling fear among demonstrators that 
 they might be arrested at any time merely by being in the vicinity of the 
 protest.\n\nThe administration deprived UAW members of our legal right to 
 picket. Shortly after union members and undergraduate allies gathered at 
 the western entrance, they were confronted by riot police. A union leader 
 was specifically targeted after communicating to administrators that the 
 picket was about to begin. He introduced himself to Executive Vice 
 Chancellor Alison Galloway, and informed her that he was going to be 
 exercising his right to picket, but that he would not be standing in front 
 of cars or blocking traffic. Shortly after this encounter, he was tackled 
 to the ground by police and arrested, along with a photographer who was 
 documenting the incident. He had clearly stated that he was not going to 
 block any cars, and he would be walking in the crosswalk. We have video 
 footage of this arrest. You can watch clips of it here: 
 http://www.uaw2865.org/update-videos-of-police-aggression/ Riot cops then 
 proceeded to arrest 18 more students and union members.\n\nStudents are now 
 entangled in the legal system. As of 6pm, all of the arrested demonstrators 
 have been released. Their court date is set for May 6, 8:15am, in SC 
 Superior Court. We are in contact with National Lawyers Guild Bay Area and 
 Monterey, and we should have details on our legal representation by 
 Monday.\n\nWe need to come out and show the university that worker 
 intimidation is not ok. Let’s stand together tomorrow and demand that the 
 UC administration stop intimidating students and workers.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/04/02/18753486.php
SUMMARY:End Worker Intimidation at UC Santa Cruz
LOCATION:Base of UCSC Campus\n1156 High St. \nSanta Cruz, California 95064
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/04/02/18753486.php
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