UC, union set to negotiate for sixth consecutive day

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A sixth consecutive day of negotiations is scheduled for today in the effort to end the strike by University of California teaching assistants, graduate student instructors, tutors and readers.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.University negotiators said they are still discussing e-bike discounts with their vendors and would"make efforts" to establish transit passes, according to Jaime. The union proposed a compromise in the hope of reaching an agreement, J