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That’s the nature of unions and contracts. Union contracts arose to suppress volatile labor with legal promises that aimed at making capitalism comfortable enough to keep the production line moving.
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More than 100 demonstrators gathered on Sproul Plaza in light of International Workers’ Day, or May Day, which is traditionally known for its history of advocating for worker rights.
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The Foothill dining commons has suspended its late night services because of issues that remain ambiguous to both residents and employees.
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AJ Hill is running for ASUC Senate in the spring 2017 elections in the hopes of making the ASUC more accessible to marginalized students.
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The Undergraduate Workers Union shut down Golden Bear Cafe Wednesday afternoon as part of a larger protest demanding that Cal Dining student employees receive back pay for alleged wage theft and an increased wage of $17 to $19 an hour from Cal Dining management.
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Women on Lower Sproul shared personal stories, read poems and sang songs about female empowerment in multiple languages Wednesday as part of the global women’s strike for International Women’s Day.
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Cal Dining undergraduate student employees held a walkout and protest about noon Monday on the Mario Savio Steps, protesting their wages and working conditions while advocating a rollback of tuition hikes and the removal of the cancel for nonpayment policy.
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