Chancellor Christ announces Graduate Student Diversity Task Force
To increase diversity among campus graduate students, Chancellor Christ announced the implementation of the Graduate Student Diversity Task Force.
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UC Berkeley research examines effects of minimum wage increases
A 2018 study co-authored by Anna Godøy, research economist at the UC Berkeley Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, found that when wages increase, there is little to no impact on job loss or growth.
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Union groups rally at UCSF, meet with UCSD chancellor to discuss rights for academic researchers
As part of an ongoing bargaining process with the UC system, one group from the Academic Researchers United/United Automobile Workers Local 5810 union rallied outside UCSF’s Genentech Hall while another group met with UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla to discuss the objectives and challenges of academic researchers, or ARs.
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Bill to make late wage payments from UC system illegal passes in state Senate
SB 698, which won bipartisan support on May 23, would eliminate the University of California’s exemption from strict wage laws and make it illegal for UC workers to be paid late if it is passed, according to a press release from the UC Student-Workers Union.
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UCPath payroll system launches on campus amid opposition from UC Student-Workers Union
The University of California launched its new, single payroll system UCPath at UC Berkeley on Sunday.
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UC Berkeley students rally against university tuition hikes
Nearly a dozen graduate students and community members gathered Wednesday morning on Sproul Plaza to rally against the UC Board of Regents’ vote on raising tuition, which took place later that day.
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Breaking bread and grading exams: Academic student employees show solidarity at campus grade-in
Cups of coffee and piles of paper lay at the feet of over 150 academic student employees who gathered in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union on Tuesday to display their labor to the campus community.
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