Monday, December 29

UPTE-CWA 9119, AFSCME Local 3299 to strike Nov. 17-18, backed by CNA

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:04 p.m. Over 80,000 workers may strike across the UC on Nov. 17 and 18.  The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents researchers and technical workers – and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents service, patient care and skilled workers – decided to strike in response to the University’s alleged failure to settle for a fair contract. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 strike on UCLA’s campus. The two unions – and UC nurses from the California Nurses Association – will strike across the UC on Nov. 17 and 18. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)




Yeh Lab researches Dark-eyed Juncos, adaptation to urban environments

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m. Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus. However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary. Read more...

Photo: A Dark-eyed Junco, a kind of sparrow, is perched on a tree branch. The Yeh lab evaluates how Juncos respond and adapt to urban environments, particularly on UCLA’s campus. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Couple beautifies Westwood by painting murals of flora and fauna on utility boxes

John Park and Julie Hunter are electrifying Westwood for years to come. Park, a muralist for nonprofit organization Beautify Earth who is married to Hunter, painted 14 utility boxes stretching from around Charles E. Read more...

Photo: A utility box with an illustration of a bird is pictured in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. UCLA Transportation and the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center oversaw a mural project in Westwood in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Former Secretary Becerra talks Proposition 50, impacts in collaborative UCLA event

This post was updated Nov. 2 at 10:03 p.m. Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra expressed support Tuesday for Proposition 50 and criticized Texas’s partisan redistricting push at an event at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is pictured. Becerra expressed support for Proposition 50 and criticized Texas’s partisan redistricting push at an event at UCLA on Tuesday. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)




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