Workers at the University of California’s 10 campuses went on strike Monday. Jesse Russell reports:

Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Union walked off the job at 10 University of California campuses on Monday, protesting a pay scale they say is 25 percent less than what workers with similar jobs are paid at community colleges and private hospitals. The workers are paid on average $10 per hour, and they perform food service, medical, bus driving, and janitorial duties at the campuses and university hospitals. The union was under a restraining order issued by a San Francisco judge on Friday, but the strikes are a signal that the union plans to ignore that order. Nearly 20,000 workers are represented by the union. Contract negotiations have been at a standstill since the contract expired. They have been working without a contract since January.