Academic student employees and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract deal with the University of California on Friday. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Workers strikers protest around the Inverted Fountain. Academic student employees and graduate student researchers will vote on a tentative contract with the University of California next week. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)
A recent move by the United Auto Workers’ leadership to drop demands for a cost of living adjustment from strike negotiations has sparked controversy among union members. Read more...
Photo: Signs from UAW strikers, pictured. Some strikers have expressed concern over union officials dropping demands for cost-of-living adjustments in proposed contracts. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 12:38 p.m. Bernice Gutierrez was 8 days old when the United States detonated the first nuclear bomb 35 miles from her home in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Read more...
Photo: A sign for the Trinity Test Site, the first nuclear test, is pictured. A discussion section for Chicana/o and Central American Studies worked with an organization in the area to raise awareness for generational health impacts still affecting the community nearby. (Courtesy of Christian Duran)
Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers represented by the United Auto Workers Local 5810 union voted to ratify a new contract with the University of California on Friday, ending their nearly month-long strike. Read more...
Photo: Members of the United Auto Workers union picket in front of Pritzker Hall. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 13 at 4:19 p.m. The University of California and the United Auto Workers union agreed Friday to enter private negotiations mediated by a neutral third party. Read more...
Photo: A United Auto Workers’ strike protest outside Pritzker Hall in November. The union has agreed to enter a third-party negotiation process with the University of California as it seeks higher wages and better working conditions. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
17 United Auto Workers union members were cited for trespassing Monday while hosting a sit-in in the lobby of the University of California Office of the President in Sacramento. On Monday, four weeks into the academic workers strike, academic workers across the UC system hosted a rally outside the UCOP office in addition to continued protests and sit-ins across campuses, according to a press release from the union. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Workers union members protest outside Ackerman Union. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 10 at 10:34 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate announced temporary guidelines on Thursday for instructors regarding final assessments and course grades in response to the ongoing University of California-wide academic workers’ strike. Read more...
Photo: UCLA academic workers picket on campus as part of a University of California-wide strike. The Academic Senate released temporary guidelines regarding final assessments and course grades in response to the strike.(Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
