Governor Newsom visits Santa Barbara to brace community for further storms
Newsom expressed gratitude for community members in Santa Barbara and elsewhere who were helping one another and working to move through challenging storm conditions.
Evacuation information, travel disruptions and school closures: A need-to-know for Santa Barbara’s storms and flooding
National Weather Service issued a countywide flash flood warning for Santa Barbara, effective until 12:00 a.m. PST due to “dangerous and life-threatening” travel conditions.
Strike ends as academic employees, student researchers ratify new contracts
Members of United Auto Workers 2865 and Student Researchers United voted to ratify new contracts for academic student employees and graduate student researchers.
In 202-page report, Academic Senate panel excoriates Munger Hall design, recommends major changes
The panel listed a slew of concerns related to health and safety, psychological distress, unnecessary energy consumption, an unworkable lack of parking and a “prison-like design.”
Contracts ratified; tentative agreements made with unions representing striking UC workers
The approved contracts included multi-year pay increases, transit benefits, improved job security and increased paid family leave.
A.S. President calls for special election, citing vacant IVP position; IVP denies resignation charges
The executive order stated that while the strike created further delays and problems for the association’s functions under the IVP’s purview, she has failed to complete the duties of her role since the summer.
Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?
The UC as a whole has systematically failed its most integral and important members.
Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?
The University of California has long posited its mission as one that serves society as a center of higher learning by advancing knowledge and research, aimed at ensuring equitable access and opportunity to the most talented and capable candidates. But despite outward images, the past few years — even prior to the start of the COVID-19 […]
UC union strike continues into second week
Coordinated protests took place at noon today across all UC campuses.
First week of UC union strikes begins
Academic employees across all ten University of California campuses are withholding labor, picketing and marching through campus.