‘An audacious goal’: UC Berkeley struggles to achieve zero waste
Leonie Leonida/Staff
With the year 2020 approaching, UC Berkeley has diverted only about half the solid waste from landfills necessary to reach its zero waste by 2020 goal.
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UC labor unions plan systemwide strike to protest outsourcing
Unions representing more than 35,000 workers are going on a systemwide strike May 16 to protest alleged violations of worker rights by the UC.
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UC Berkeley collects 2nd-most revenue among US colleges from declined freshman applicants
Bringing in millions of dollars annually, UC Berkeley ranked second on a list of the 500 highest-earning colleges in the country in terms of revenue from declined freshman applications, according to a LendEDU study.
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UC Berkeley lecturers’ union rallies for job security, living wages
On Wednesday, about 100 people gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza for a University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, rally to campaign for job security and a living wage.
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Complaint filed against UCOP executive for alleged racial, sexual harassment, discrimination
UC Regents employee Elizabeth Rodriguez-Dias filed a complaint to the Superior Court for the state of California against the UC Regents after she was allegedly harassed and discriminated against by her boss Dr. John Stobo, the executive vice president at UC Health, according to Alameda County court documents filed on March 28.
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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 system allows academic, postdoctoral researchers to form union
On Friday, the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, withdrew its initial objections to UC academic researchers joining the UC postdoctoral researchers union to create Academic Researchers United/UAW Local 5810, or ARU/UAW Local 5810.
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UC Student-Workers Union protests payroll system UCPath
Members of the UC Student-Workers Union, or UAW Local 2865, protested Thursday in Riverside outside the UCPath office in response to the new UCPath payroll system, which is being implemented throughout the UC system to facilitate the payment of UC employee salaries.
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California state auditor slams UC for lack of financial transparency
In a report released Feb. 12, California State Auditor Elaine Howle said that although the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, has made strides in implementing financial transparency reforms, its current state still allows the UCOP to maintain “virtually an unlimited amount” of money.
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UC employees report paycheck errors with implementation of new payroll system
Hundreds of UC employees, including undergraduate and graduate student workers, have reported miscalculated or missed paychecks after a new payroll system called UCPath was implemented earlier this year.
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