I'm one of them. I made this account for opsec reasons, don't worry I'll be careful.
This came after a 5 week strike. The contract came largely as a result of tactics such as large groups going to different regents houses at 5 a.m. and waking them up.
The lowest paid teaching assistant is moving from making about $23,000/yr now to $34,000/yr by October 2024. In Los Angeles, Berkeley, and San Francisco they'll be making $36,500.
We fucking won!
Professors are in many ways management, especially for the labs that they run. A lot of professors are supportive of us getting raises because it means it'll be easier to recruit better students in the future. Other professors are unhappy because they'll have to hire fewer workers in their labs.