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A one day strike was staged Thursday at the nine University of California campuses, and five medical centers, by service workers demanding better pay, advancement opportunities and a stop to hiring discrimination. Members of other unions, including the IWW, UAW, UPTE, and AFT were out in solidarity to support the stirikers. Santa Cruz Metro bus drivers honored Thursday's picket lines, refusing to bring students onto campus. Scabs were brought in for some jobs, while other workers also crossed the lines citing financial hardship. Contract talks continue next week in Oakland.

On April 14, workers, students and community members took part in a massive demonstration to support AFSCME. UC Santa Cruz was effectively shut down.

There were groups of people at the West Entrance and East Entrance of UCSC, so it would be hard to say how many workers, students and community members showed up to support AFSCME, but definately more than a thousand people took part in shutting UC Santa Cruz down on Thursday, April 14.