This post was updated May 19 at 7:47 p.m. Locking arms to create a human shield in the Palestine solidarity encampment with respected faculty, staff and students to protect peaceful college students from state-sanctioned violence enabled by UCLA was one of the most horrific events I’ve witnessed. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 17, 10:15 pm
Editorial: Actions of law enforcement, UCLA admin reveal unwillingness to protect students
This post was updated May 19 at 7:40 p.m. “Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe!” This chant by pro-Palestine protesters echoed through UCLA’s campus as the institution responsible for protecting students failed them during consecutive nights of terror. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 16, 4:26 pm
Op-ed: UC offers deceptive claims about illegality of strike in letter to union members
Within minutes of United Auto Workers Local 4811’s historic vote yesterday to authorize a strike against the University of California, the UC blasted out a threatening and misleading letter to all union members – teaching assistants, graduate student researchers, postdocs and academic researchers. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 15, 2:41 pm
Op-ed: UCLA administration’s failures warrant union strike authorization
This week, the University of California’s 48,000 academic workers – including teaching assistants, tutors, postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers and more, all represented by United Auto Workers 4811 – are voting on whether or not to authorize the union’s executive board to call a strike if circumstances justify. Read more...
