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Striking workers are demanding that UC officials negotiate with pro-Palestinian demonstrators and grant amnesty to those who might face disciplinary action.

Academic workers at UC Santa Cruz are set to begin a strike Monday that could cripple instruction and other university operations, alleging their free speech rights were violated during protests and demanding officials negotiate with pro-Palestinian demonstrators, stop what they say are actions hostile toward nonviolent activists and grant amnesty to those facing disciplinary action related to the unrest.

The action of the military government came after state-run newspapers on Monday reported that the military would grant amnesty to soldiers who have committed minor crimes who wish to return to active service.

Right-wing protesters have taken to the streets in Madrid and other cities in recent days, objecting to the law to grant amnesty to hundreds of Catalan politicians and activists "directly or indirectly" related to the events surrounding the failed bid to secede from Spain in 2017.

The provision allows Congress to grant amnesty - as was done in 1872 to allow former confederates back into government - which has led some to argue that it has no power without an enabling act of Congress.