UC President Janet Napolitano met twice with some of her staunchest critics on Tuesday in an effort to address UC-wide student concerns about her appointment and to build trust and cooperation. 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…
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…
Supporters hoped to preserve current contract provisions, like working hour limitations and fee remissions, while fighting for additional benefits such as increasing child care subsidies and assisting with the cost of campus parking. Read More…
The UC Regents are expected to sell over $2 billion in bonds later this month to help increase cash flow and provide better operational stability to the university system. Read More…
Higher education officials are growing increasingly concerned about maintaining current levels of student enrollment, in part due to the rising price of a college degree, according to the results of a survey released last week. Read More…
The University of California filed a “friend of the court” brief last week, urging the US Supreme Court to strike down a Michigan voter initiative banning the consideration of race in admission to the state’s public universities. Read More…
Medical care workers continue to receive large amounts of overtime pay according to UC payroll data, a figure that workers have pointed to as an indicator that staffing levels at medical centers are below what is necessary to provide adequate patient care. Read More…
The University of California released its 2012 payroll report on Wednesday, which showed that funding from state and educational fees continues to go down while compensation for UC employees remains below market. The total UC payroll of roughly $10.6 billion in 2011 grew to $11.2 billion in 2012. The highest source of Read More…
The University of California implemented its last offer on wages and benefits for more than 12,000 patient care employees Wednesday. Read More…