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AFSCME Announces Strike Over Outsourcing, Unfair Labor Practices

May 9, 2019 by

AFSCME 3299 announced that it is preparing for a single-day unfair labor practice strike on May 16.
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UCSB Signs Onto OA2020 Initiative in Push for Open Access Publishing

May 3, 2019 by

The OA2020 Expression of Interest was signed about a week after the UC terminated its subscription with the Dutch information and analytics company Elsevier.
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UC Regent Ellen Tauscher Passes Away

May 2, 2019 by

UC Regent Ellen Tauscher passed away this week at the age of 67.
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AFSCME Calls for Boycott of Commencement Speakers

April 19, 2019 by

The union and the university have been negotiating over contracts for over two years.
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A.S. Senate Votes Against Divestment Through Secret Ballot

April 11, 2019 by , , and

The early morning vote came down to 10 yeses, 14 noes and 0 abstentions.
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AFSCME Workers Strike Against UC, Protest Unfair Labor Practices

April 11, 2019 by

AFSCME, which represents the largest number of UC workers, alleges that the UC violated state labor laws.
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A.S. Senate To Discuss Divestment Resolution Tonight

April 10, 2019 by

UCSB is the only UC student government that has not passed a resolution to divest.
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Union Alleges Harassment in Unfair Practice Charge Against UC

April 1, 2019 by

The University of California’s largest employee union filed charges against the UC system last week for allegedly intimidating and harassing its workers during strikes over the last six months, acco...
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Union Employees Strike Amidst Contract Negotiations

March 22, 2019 by

Throughout the day, waves of union employees marched through campus with chants.
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Two UC Unions To Strike Next Week, UCOP Calls Decisions to Strike “Unfortunate”

March 15, 2019 by

Next week’s strike was initially prompted by UPTE, which represents around 13,000 employees; AFSCME, which represents over 25,000 workers across the UC system, is striking in solidarity.
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UC Regents Table Non-Resident Tuition Increase

March 14, 2019 by

The Board of Regents plans to reconsider the tuition hike at their next meeting in May.
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Summer Cal Grant Bill Reintroduced to the State Legislature

March 14, 2019 by

SB 461 will provide up to nine units of aid per session to students eligible for Cal Grant.
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UC Will Not Raise In-State Tuition

March 10, 2019 by

This decision comes following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget plan.
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UCOP Deems Collegiate Free Speech Executive Order Unnecessary

March 7, 2019 by

President Trump spoke at CPAC, where he discussed the executive order.
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UC Walks Aways from Elsevier Negotiations

March 7, 2019 by

UC’s past contract with Elsevier set them back $11 million per year.
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