The University of California unions and students claimed the UC has widened the gap between its highest and lowest earners and has shown bias against female employees and employees of color at a protest Wednesday. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 published a report Monday criticizing rising income inequality among UC employees, […]
Author Archives: Ani Gasparyan
Ani Gasparyan: UC’s nursing retirement plan jeopardizes patient, workplace safety
You would expect the nation’s top-tier hospitals to not just be invested in maintaining quality patient care, but also in cultivating a healthy work environment. The University of California’s treatment of its nurses suggests otherwise. The UC and the California Nurses Association, which represents registered nurses at UC medical centers, have been in negotiations for […]
Ani Gasparyan: UCLA Safe Ride suffers from both technical, advertising issues
You would expect administration at the university that created the internet to offer only the best digital services to its students. But the mobile app for UCLA’s evening transportation service glitches often and can’t even provide users with an accurate estimated time of arrival for their rides. UCLA Safe Ride is the rebranding of the […]
Humanities graduates report high job satisfaction despite lower pay
Arts and humanities graduates are happy with their jobs despite earning less money, according to a study published earlier this month. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which surveyed graduates from 2015, found that although humanities graduates are slightly more likely to be unemployed and earn less than engineering, social science, business and life […]
Photo: ‘Stain of Denial’ condemns government silence on Armenian genocide
Members of the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA held signs and duct taped their mouths for their annual “Stain of Denial” silent protest on Bruin Walk on Thursday. The protest aimed to call attention to what the organizers said was the denial of the Armenian genocide by various governments, including the Turkish and United States […]
UCLA Transportation partners with uberPOOL to create flat-rate promotion
Students can travel anywhere within a five-mile radius from campus for a flat rate of $5.99 starting Thursday. To use the service, students will need to register or update their Uber accounts with their UCLA emails and apply a promotion code, which is available on the UCLA Transportation website and will also be sent out […]
Nurses protest for new contract, better working conditions
Registered nurses protested Thursday in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center over a contract dispute with the University of California and called for improved working conditions. The rally was one of eight protests organized by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United union at medical centers throughout the UC system. The UC and the […]