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
