Far from the white Christmas that some students went home to, Los Angeles saw high temperatures in the 80s over winter break. For those who weren’t in Southern California for the holidays, the following is a major recap of the news that happened. Dec. 15: UC reaches tentative agreement with an employees’ union: The University […]
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UC President Napolitano to lead US athletes at Olympics opening ceremony
University of California President Janet Napolitano will lead the United States’ delegation of athletes in the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, officials announced Tuesday. President Barack Obama asked the former secretary of Homeland Security to walk in the ceremony, which will take place on Feb. 7 in Sochi, Russia. “I look forward to being in Sochi […]
UC reaches tentative agreement with an employees’ union
The University of California reached tentative collective bargaining agreements witha union representing more than 12,000 health care, research and technical UC employees.
Union strikes may affect UCLA classes, health services
Discussion sections for some classes and certain patient services at UCLA’s hospitals will be cancelled or limited today because of strikes by two major unions. Up to about 3,800 unionized employees may not show up for their work shifts today at UCLA’s hospitals and patient care facilities. As a result, surgeries, cancer treatments, emergency rooms, […]
Take Back UC coalition demands pension reform, better hospital staffing
UC union workers, students and two state legislators gathered at the state Capitol earlier this week to announce an activist coalition that calls for less pension for UC executives and better staffing at UC hospitals. Members of the coalition, Take Back UC, called for reform in UC management because they said students pay high tuition […]
Napolitano allocates $5M to help fund undocumented student resources
Only two University of California campuses, including UCLA, have designated staff and programs specifically for undocumented students, causing some in the undocumented community to worry. UC President Janet Napolitano recently promised to spend $5 million on resources for the approximately 900 undocumented students in the UC system. The announcement may cause some UC campuses to […]
UC to form workgroup on faculty discrimination policies
The University of California will take a harder look at its faculty discrimination policies after UCLA’s policies were found to be insufficient. UC President Janet Napolitano called for the formation of a University workgroup last month to scrutinize discrimination policies on all UC campuses. The move came the week after an investigative report by former […]