Carnesale shows support by meeting with union
leaders Thumbs up to Chancellor Albert Carnesale for
meeting with university employee union organizers after a recent
protest conducted on campus. Though Carnesale was criticized for
refusing to meet with the union organizers in the past, the
chancellor voiced concern for some of the unions’ issues and
said he supported a fair resolution. While we applaud the
chancellor for speaking out in support of union concerns, we urge
him to do whatever is in his power to improve the condition of
workers at UCLA without side-stepping collective bargaining
agreements between the University of California and the unions. The
chancellor should remember that actions speak louder than
words.
Med Center remains at head of field by providing
RU-486 Thumbs up to the UCLA Medical Center for making
RU-486 available to women on campus and the local community. The
RU-486 pill, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration,
allows women to terminate their pregnancy in the privacy of their
own homes without undergoing surgery. The Medical Center should be
commended for its efforts to stay at the forefront of health care
by offering the most up-to-date treatments and procedures, and
ensuring that all patients have a variety of medical options. In
doing so, the Medical Center displays a commitment to the future of
medical care. There is no reason why the Medical Center should not
make new treatments available to women. Giving women access to this
new treatment supports a woman’s control over personal health
decisions.
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