Thursday, July 3

Dining hall labor shortages lead to longer lines, low-quality food across UC

Multiple University of California campuses are facing labor shortages in their dining halls, impacting employees’ and students’ on-campus dining experiences. In September, the United States workforce was 5 million people fewer than before the COVID-19 pandemic because of a multitude of factors, including the risk of getting COVID-19, wanting to explore different job prospects, and child care issues, according to The New York Times. Read more...

Photo: Dining halls across University of California campuses are employing fewer dining hall workers this quarter compared to previous years. (Photo by Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin. Photo Illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)



UCLA community protests UC’s refusal to recognize student researchers union

Graduate students, undergraduate students and supporters from other labor unions rallied outside Young Hall on Thursday in protest of the University of California’s refusal to recognize the graduate student researcher union. Read more...

Photo: Natalie Moncada, a molecular, cellular and integrative physiology doctoral student, spoke at the rally about their experiences as a graduate student researcher. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)


Transfer students vocalize support for recently passed California bills

University of California students voiced support for two recently passed California bills that will reform the transfer process from community colleges to public universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 928 and AB 111 on Oct. Read more...

Photo: One of the bills Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed intends to change the transfer process by creating one set of general education requirements for California State University and University of California campuses. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA lecturers rally for new workload standards, improved salaries

The University Council-American Federation of Teachers hosted informational pickets on campus about its ongoing bargaining with the University of California on Wednesday and Thursday. The UC-AFT is a labor union that encompasses lecturers and other part-time faculty across all UC campuses, representing more than 6,800 lecturers. Read more...

Photo: The University Council-American Federation of Teachers raised signs at its Wednesday and Thursday demonstration on campus. The group sought to bring awareness to its ongoing labor negotiations with the University of California. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UC falls behind deadline for implementation of community safety plan

This post was updated Oct. 18 at 12:49 a.m. The University of California is making progress on its community safety plan, but a number of goals remain incomplete after the first deadline passed at the end of September. Read more...

Photo: The University of California and UCLA are both making progress on community safety plan goals. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)




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