After presiding over the UC system during some of the most tumultuous five years in its history, Yudof stepped down Sunday to make way for former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. His departure signals the end of what may be the most significant chapter in Yudof’s decades-long career as an educator and administrator. Read More…
On Tuesday, the labor union AFSCME 3299, which represents around 21,000 UC workers, announced that they will vote over whether to go on strike in response to the alleged intimidation of workers by the university during strikes earlier this summer. Read More…
After a drawn-out negotiation process ended unresolved, the University of California announced Tuesday that it will implement its last offer on wages and a revised pension plan to over 8,000 of its service workers. Read More…
A University of California service and patient care workers’ union has alleged that the UC illegally threatened and intimidated its health care workers during a May strike, according to a Sept. 12 formal complaint. Read More…
This week, UC administrators have pushed an estimated 13,000 UC medical center patient-care workers, members of AFSCME 3299, into a two-day strike. It’s important to be clear on what this is all about: patient care. Taxpayers help fund UC hospitals — facilities that bank hundreds of millions in profits each Read More…
A Sacramento Superior Court Judge has issued an injunction limiting the number of workers who can participate in a strike planned for Tuesday at UC medical centers. Read More…
The budget calls for a four-year tuition freeze for all students except those in professional schools, and discontinuation of a proposed unit cap ons state-subsidized coures, which could have affected 2,200 UC students in the next school year. Read More…
If approved, the restraining order would prohibit the two-day strike planned by AFSCME 3299, a union that represents nearly 13,000 UC healthcare workers. Read More…
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 announced Tuesday that its members voted to strike against the University of California for alleged prioritization of profits over patients. Read More…
About 150 workers and students gathered on Sproul Plaza Wednesday afternoon to rally in support of workers’ and immigrants’ rights.
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