During Fall Quarter at UC Santa Cruz, the custodians that clean dorms had their hours cut on Thursdays and Fridays which resulted in overflowing trash cans, unsanitary bathrooms and increased cases of illness in residents. These cuts were fought and revoked. Now workers say they must unite with students and fight to defeat unsafe cuts to dining hall custodians.

On Monday through Thursday, February 8-11, UCSC staff and students will hold demonstrations at a different dinning hall for each of the four days, from 11:30am-1:30pm to protest the rising cost of student fees while student services are being slashed; major cuts to labor time while forcing workers to perform more labor; and workers, being rushed through their shifts, aren’t able to thoroughly clean dining halls, resulting in unsanitary eating commons and an unsafe working environment.

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