Just days after tentative agreements were announced, roughly 40,000 unionized workers across the University of California system have voted to ratify new four-year contracts following months of demonstrations, strike threats, and sustained bargaining.
According to the United Auto Workers Local 4811, about 28,000 academic student employees approved the agreement with 89.2 percent voting in favor, while roughly 12,000 research, public service, and student services professionals — many securing their first union contract — approved theirs with 98.5 percent support.
The contracts took effect immediately after the vote concluded Friday…