In our own homes: How we can support domestic workers
Armaan Mumtaz/Staff
They serve as house cleaners, nannies and health aides. Their work is undervalued and lacks formal protections. Their jobs are the least secure and the hardest.
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All AFSCME workers deserve contracts
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS: Giving AFSCME service workers contracts allows them to continue to positively impact the university
Although AFSCME’s recent tentative agreement with the university gives only service workers a contract, it is a step in the right direction.
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UC librarian talks contract issues
The library director at the Institute of Transportation Studies Library discusses the consequences of an unfair contract for librarians, lecturers and students.
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.
State Senate candidate Nancy Skinner advocates for postdocs at union event
At an event Tuesday in Downtown Berkeley, former State Assemblymember and current state senate candidate Nancy Skinner gave a speech advocating for the rights and benefits of postdoctoral scholars.
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Cal, Tedford agree to adjusted contract settlement
When former football head coach Jeff Tedford was fired on Nov. 21 of last year, the common understanding was that Tedford would be paid a maximum of $6.9 million in accordance with the stipulations of the original contract. On Feb. 4, Cal Athletics reported that the maximum of the buyout
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