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AFSCME Local 3299 files Unfair Labor Practice charge against UC

A labor union filed charges Monday against the University of California for allegedly intimidating striking workers. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the California Public Employment Relations Board, alleging the UC illegally intimidated strikers through workplace retaliation, threats of police citation and condoning physical assault of workers on the picket line, according to an AFSCME Local 3299 press release. Read more...

Photo: AFSCME Local 3299, which represents UC service workers, filed a charge against the University for allegedly intimidating striking workers through means including workplace harassment and threatening police citations at peaceful protests. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at union rally, urging UC to negotiate fair contract

U.S. senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke in support of University of California unions during a strike Wednesday. Sanders spoke to more than 400 striking workers, students and supporters about the importance of labor unions at a University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America rally. Read more...

Photo: Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator and 2020 presidential candidate, called on the UC to increase wages and maintain sexual harassment protections for workers at a University Professional and Technical Employees rally Wednesday. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Open access to research remains focus for UC after end to Elsevier negotiations

This post was updated April 3 at 3:32 p.m. The University of California reaffirmed its commitment to promoting open access to research by terminating its negotiations for a new contract with a scientific journal publisher, UC negotiators and students said. Read more...

Photo: The UC’s contract with Elsevier, a publisher of over 2,500 scientific journals, expired Dec. 31. The UC ended negotiations with Elsevier on Feb. 28, after they had gone on for eight months. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Regents recap – March 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its March meeting at UCLA on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed an increase in professional degree supplemental tuition, a multi-year budget plan that would increase degree attainment and the possibility of tabling a tuition increase for nonresident students. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed an increase in professional degree supplemental tuition, a multi-year budget plan that would increase degree attainment and the possibility of tabling a tuition increase for nonresident students at its meeting Thursday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


UC Regents recap – March 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its March meeting at UCLA on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed an increase in professional degree supplemental tuition, a multi-year budget plan that would increase degree attainment and the possibility of tabling a tuition increase for nonresident students. Read more...


UC Board of Regents tables vote to increase nonresident tuition

The University of California Board of Regents postponed a vote to increase nonresident tuition until its meeting in May. The board tabled the vote Thursday after the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the Regents increase nonresident tuition by $762. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents tabled a vote to increase nonresident tuition Thursday. The decision comes after the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee voted Wednesday to recommenced the regents increase nonresident tuition by $762. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


UC Regents recap – March 12-13

The governing board of the University of California met for the first two days of its March meeting at UCLA on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed an increase in nonresident tuition, an increase in allocations for basic needs and an increase in supplemental tuition for certain graduate programs. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed an increase in nonresident tuition, an increase in allocations for basic needs and an increase in supplemental tition for certain graduate programs at its meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)



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