Largest-ever US higher education strike ends after ‘landmark’ deal

Agreement hailed as a new national standard, boosting wages and working conditions for students employed at public universities

Academic workers in California have ended a nearly six-week strike, described as the largest ever to hit US higher education, after approving a landmark" agreement for higher wages on Friday.

The strikes across the University of California (UC) system ground campus life to a halt, disrupting classes and exams as thousands formed picket lines and staged noisy protests to demand better pay.