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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

‘Matters of life-or-death’: UC Berkeley works to close $340M budget deficit

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Faced with a projected $340 million budget deficit, UC Berkeley is primarily turning to its employment base for cost-saving measures.
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UC

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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Union research shows potential paths for UC budget without salary cuts

Local union researchers revealed findings Tuesday that indicate the UC system may be able to avoid austerity measures such as cutting salaries when dealing with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UC

Friday, November 8, 2019

Democratic presidential debate canceled at UCLA after labor dispute

In response to a labor dispute in the UC system, the Democratic National Committee, or DNC, announced that it is no longer planning to hold the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate at UCLA.
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UC, UC Labor 2019

Thursday, July 25, 2019
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State of the unions: A history of UC-affiliated union actions since January 2019

On May 16, AFSCME Local 3299 went on a systemwide strike to protest the outsourcing of UC jobs to Kindred and Aya Healthcare. 
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UC

Friday, April 19, 2019
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UC workers union calls for speakers to boycott UC commencements

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 has called for speakers to boycott their UC speaking engagements amid labor disputes.
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Campus

Thursday, March 21, 2019

UC employees strike for increased wages, pension security

More than 100 UC employees marched on Upper Sproul Plaza on Wednesday to demand increased wages and pension security from the UC system.
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Campus

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

UC Berkeley librarians hold protest amid contract negotiations

About 60 to 70 people gathered outside of Doe Library on Wednesday to show their support for UC librarians, who are being represented by the University Council-AFT, or UC-AFT, in their contract negotiations with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP.
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UC

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

University student leaders call for student-union solidarity

Two UC Berkeley organizations have joined over 50 other student groups in calling on UC chancellors to support labor unions in their negotiations with the university, through a UC-wide petition.
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UC

Thursday, November 15, 2018

UC Board of Regents discusses basic needs, hears concerns from students, UC workers

Nearly all of the students also echoed their support for contract bargaining by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Local 3299. Members of AFSCME Local 3299 also gave public comment and urged the regents to stop outsourcing staff jobs to contract workers.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, September 10, 2018

Study finds increasing minimum wage does not cause loss of jobs

The study was conducted by economists Sylvia Allegretto, Anna Godoey, Michael Reich and Carl Nadler through the campus’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. It is one of the first studies to look at employment effects of minimum wages above $10, according to Nadler.
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