[1] The campaign was composed of more than 17,000 people who work across 10 UC campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

[6] Research assistants were not considered employees in California until the passage of state legislation from Nancy Skinner, SB 201, in 2017.

[1][3] In October 2021, a group of congresspeople that included a majority of the California congressional delegation and was led by Katie Porter sent a letter to Michael V. Drake, president of the UC, in support of the union.

[11] A group of 49 state legislators led by Buffy Wicks sent a similar letter on November 18, 2021.

[2] SRU-UAW members were among the 36,500 academic workers who participated in a strike authorization vote that concluded on November 2, 2022, with more than 97% approving.