Catherine Fisk

The largest higher education strike in history of 48,000 academic workers across the UC system has entered its fourth week.

48,000 academic workers in the United Auto Workers union – which includes postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers, academic student employees and graduate student researchers – across the university went on strike on Monday.

Despite the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, large grocery store chains such as Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, have not offered their employees adequate hazard pay.

UC Berkeley School of Law’s new Center for Law and Work, or CLAW, aims to promote the study of workers’ rights — an issue of heightened importance since COVID-19 pandemic's adverse impact on employment.

To honor former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's decades-long fight for justice both on the bench and as an attorney, the UC Berkeley law community gathered virtually to commemorate her life and legacy.

University of California health worker Liliana Hernandez is suing a public sector employee union that allegedly continues to deduct dues from her payroll, despite her attempts to terminate the membership.

UC Berkeley School of Law alumnus Thelton Henderson, a former federal judge and active member of the Civil Rights Movement, is leaving the bench and returning to his alma mater.