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Editorials

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Drake must prioritize equity, accessibility

CAMPUS AFFAIRS: Incoming UC president Michael Drake must work to address UC failures of adequate representation, compensation

Illustration of Dr. Michael Drake, incoming UC president
Emily Bi/Senior Staff

Michael Drake will need to ensure UC workers and students always come before considerations of power, wealth or prestige.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Mary Wilkinson

‘Polite but persistent, fierce but friendly’: UC Berkeley alumna, activist Margy Wilkinson dies at 76

Longtime city activist and UC Berkeley alumna Margy Wilkinson died Saturday at the age of 76. 
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UC

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

AFSCME Local 3299 files complaints against UC system

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 has filed six new complaints against the UC system.
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Comic Books

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Power of solidarity echoes in ‘1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike’

Where most comic book artists might draw with an ethos of specificity, Lester’s work in “1919” foregrounds rough black and white sketches, with watercolors that lend the images texture rather than detail.
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Campus

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Contract terms regarding UC’s patient care technical workers released

According to John de los Angeles, AFSCME Local 3299 spokesperson, the university has been taking “directly employed jobs” from service and patient care workers by outsourcing them to independent contractors.
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Campus

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Chancellor Carol Christ speaks at 2018 spring commencement amid protests

The ceremony began at 10 a.m. as students filed onto the field and were received by cheering supporters, relatives and the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” graduation march song.
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UC

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Union strike continues into day 2, gathers crowd of more than 100

Chants arose from the picket circle on Sproul Plaza on Tuesday morning, heard by students who walked to their 8 a.m. finals.
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UC

Monday, March 14, 2016

Unions face delays in handling grievances as state agency backlog persists

Unions representing employees from across the University of California face delays in the processing of contract disputes, as the state agency responsible for processing them confronts a large backlog of cases.
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