job action

In a statement on Friday, the Canadian Association of Independent Business warned the impact of the job action on the country's small businesses would be "massive".

The Santa Cruz job action, which had been announced Friday, is the first in a potential series of rolling strikes across the UC system.

University officials characterize the job action as illegal because the academic workers have a valid contract with a no-strike clause.

But that job action did not result in an agreement giving public servants the right to mostly work from home.

The job action comes after an especially busy year for labor actions, particularly in California.