Thousands of workers from University of California campuses and medical centers across the Bay Area walked off their jobs Tuesday in a one-day strike over staff shortages and allegations of bad faith bargaining and unfair labor practices.

UC employees from all campuses throughout the state participated, including 20,000 workers from the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America Local 9119 union, or UPTE-CWA Local 9119, and 40,000 workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union, or AFSCME Local 3299.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.