As the curtains close on the 13th week of the United Food and Commercial Workers union strike on several major grocery stores, some question whether anything positive can result from continuing the seemingly endless strike. The union may lose its leverage to negotiate as the strike moves out of the public eye and as temporary […]
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ASUCLA gives eatery ultimatum
The second most-frequented restaurant on campus will be shown the door this summer unless it meets conditions set forth by the Associated Students of UCLA to ensure the company is adhering to the university’s code of labor conduct. The ASUCLA board of directors voted Friday to require Taco Bell to contract and pay for a […]
Agreement reached; TA strike canceled
By Caitlin Roberson bruin contributor croberson@media.ucla.edu The United Auto Workers union and the University of California reached a tentative agreement on their contract Tuesday evening and canceled the teaching assistant strike scheduled to begin today. Specific details of the agreement will not be released until after a public UAW ratification vote next week. UAW policy […]
TA strike’s timing troubles students, faculty
The United Auto Workers union has worried many UCLA faculty and students with its announcement that University of California teaching assistants are going on strike this week. However, the strike will not begin today. Union members will be notified 24 hours prior to any strike action, according to an e-mail sent out by union leadership. […]
A closer look: Holidays not so festive for striking workers
His siblings gathered around an oblong table covered in steaming tamales. The merry chatter of children with new toys. The melody of Spanish holiday music. These are symbolic images of Arreguen Nolberto’s last Thanksgiving. But when he returned in September from a traditional three-week family vacation to his hometown of Colima, Mexico, Nolberto discovered that […]
Students support strike with two-mile march
While most cheers heard on Saturday were in support of football players, some students were cheering for a different reason. Student labor activists cheered while they marched two miles down Westwood and Santa Monica Boulevards on Saturday to rally with union strikers at a nearby grocery store. Because the United Food and Commercial Workers Union […]
Committee will recommend Taco Bell’s removal
Student activists Friday took a step toward the termination of the Associated Students of UCLA’s contract with Taco Bell. ASUCLA’s Services Committee voted to recommend to the board of directors that the contract not be renewed. Until Taco Bell settles disputes with workers, the committee also recommends that the eatery be phased off campus. Student […]