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TAs, tutors, and professors at California universities are on strike, including UC Davis, protesting the handling of pro-Palestinian encampments. Strikes have also occurred at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, and UC Santa Cruz. The workers have voted to continue the strike until June 30th. In national news, six individuals arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at UNC Chapel Hill appeared in court, with cases postponed to July 30th. In international news, 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were convicted of attempting to overthrow the government. This is Hayden Stengler with KCSB News. It's Monday, June 3rd, and we're ready to dive into global events shaping our world. In California news, strikes of TAs, tutors, and professors at several California universities are currently in progress. The University of California Davis is one of the institutions. As of Tuesday, May 28th, student workers have joined the strike, protesting the handling of pro-Palestinian encampments. The campus is now a hub of protest, echoing with chants of, quote, union power, end quote, and quote, from the river to the sea, and UC compliancy, end quote. This movement follows the footsteps of colleagues at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, and UC Santa Cruz, who have also initiated strikes over alleged unfair labor practices. The workers have voted to continue the strike in support of the encampments until June 30th, urging the UC system to negotiate. This is a developing story that holds implications for the entire academic community. In national news, according to the New York Times, the six individuals who were arrested during the pro-Palestinian protests at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus made their initial court appearance on Thursday, May 30th in Orange County after the arrest on April 30th, 2024. Those arrested are being charged for several charges of trespassing, while some face assault charges. Among those in the courthouse were over 50 peers who made an appearance in support of the protesters. The protesters were never called up, but instead, Judge Todd Roper called the attorneys into his chambers and postponed the cases to July 30th to allow time for investigators to gather more evidence. Turning to international news, on Thursday, May 30th, 14 pro-democracy activists were convicted of what's being called Hong Kong's largest national security case. Those charged were thought to be attempting to, quote, overthrow, end quote, the government, according to BBC News. Those arrested were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under national security law imposed by China, including. This is Hayden Stengler with KCSB, and I'm signing off.