This post was updated Oct. 29 at 11:10 p.m. A University of California employee union went on strike Tuesday to voice their concerns about outsourcing, job security and stagnant wages in the UC. Read more...
Photo: AFSCME Local 3299, which represents roughly 25,000 patient care technicians, is holding a three-day strike over claims of UC outsourcing. Service workers are striking in solidarity. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Students in fraternities and sororities learned about sexual harassment and unhealthy relationships at mandatory Title IX training this quarter. The UCLA Title IX Office, Campus Assault Resources & Education, and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted eight sexual violence prevention workshops this quarter for students in Greek life, said Aaron Lopez, the Associate Response Team coordinator at UCLA’s Title IX Office. Read more...
Photo: Lindsey Goldstein, acting director of fraternity and sorority life at UCLA, said her office requires every member of fraternities and sororities to attend a workshop each year. (The chapters are prohibited from hosting social events if their members do not reach 100 percent attendance.) (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Students involved with Hill administration said they could be fired at any time for anything they say or do. If they were to get fired, they would have a few days to move out of on-campus housing. Read more...
Photo: George said administrators want the benefits of student government, but do not want to respect its sovereignty. He added the fear of professional staff makes it difficult to make serious reforms or to speak out on issues. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
A union for resident physicians at UCLA argued for improved security measures during its second bargaining session with the university Wednesday. The Committee of Interns and Residents, a union representing over 1,200 residents and fellows at the David Geffen School of Medicine, began bargaining with UCLA on Oct. Read more...
Photo: A union representing UCLA residents and fellows advocated for security measures that UCLA negotiators put down. UCLA negotiators did not allow reporters into the room during negotiations. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
A new conservation initiative at UCLA Library will help digitize at-risk cultural items and share them on a UCLA-hosted website. UCLA Library announced Oct. 9 the creation of Documenting Global Voices, a program that aims to preserve endangered symbolic materials of cultures. Read more...
Photo: Documenting Global Voices will identify, fund and collaborate with international organizations that lack the necessary infrastructure and resources to preserve cultural heritage objects. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When he was a UCLA undergraduate, Scott Waugh talked with his friends about the Middle Ages over lunch. Now, after more than two decades in administration, Waugh will resume his quest into medieval research. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
University of California patient care workers and service workers announced a systemwide strike this month. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 issued Friday that patient care technical workers will walk out Oct. Read more...
Photo: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 issued a press release Friday announcing patient care technical workers will walk out Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
