‘Kill the Cuts’ Protest at UC Santa Barbara Joins National Push to Save Federal Research Funding
“Hundreds of students, researchers, and union representatives gathered outside UC Santa Barbara’s Davidson Library at noon on Tuesday, April 8, as part of a national “Kill the Cuts” day of action. This demonstration was one of 37 coordinated protests opposing proposed Trump administration cuts to federal research, healthcare, and education funding.
The protest was led by the UC academic workers union UAW 4811 and supported by a coalition of labor and education organizations, including SEIU, AFSCME, and AFT. Demonstrators held navy and yellow signs reading, “Kill the Cuts. Save Lives.” A large banner referencing UAW 4811 unfurled at the top of the library steps, declaring: “THE UNION of 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California.””
