Workers throughout the University of California represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike from May 7 to 9. The strike, which was voted into effect with 97 percent approval among AFSCME Local 3299 members, followed disputes between the union and the UC over its contract negotiation.
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Video: USAC election reactions
Results for the 2018 undergraduate student government election were announced Friday at Meyerhoff Park. This year’s election featured 39 candidates running for nine contested positions, and next year’s council will consist of three Bruins United members, nine independents and two For the People members.
Video: Activists protest use of animals in UCLA laboratories
Animals rights groups marched April 27 to protest the use of animals in laboratory experiments at UCLA. Organizers included Progress for Science, In Defense of Animals, Los Angeles for Animals and Liberation Los Angeles.
Video: AFSCME protests in Westwood
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and students marched April 4 to protest what they claimed to be a widening wage gap at UCLA. Eighteen people were arrested after refusing to leave an intersection in Westwood.
Video: Dining Halls on the Hill serve as study spaces after hours
Two new study spaces opened on the Hill in January to accommodate additional student demand. These are located at Bruin Plate and Feast dining halls after hours.
Video: Westwood Forward holds second town hall
Westwood Forward, an initiative to create a new neighborhood council in Westwood, held its second town hall Nov. 27. Some attendees voiced their concerns, while others lent their support and shared their visions for the future of Westwood.
Video: Westwood Forward Town Hall
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 4:47 p.m. Students formed a coalition called Westwood Forward, challenging the existing Westwood Neighborhood Council and petitioning to ratify a new council they say will better represent the UCLA campus and Westwood Village. A town hall meeting was held Nov. 16 to address this issue.