Tuesday, December 30

UPTE-CWA 9119 announces plans for 2-day strike at UCSF

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 1:37 a.m. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 will strike at UC San Francisco on Nov. Read more...

Photo: A member of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 is pictured. After authorizing a strike vote, the union will withhold labor at UC San Francisco for two days. (Daily Bruin File Photo)


US House finds UCLA, other universities did not address antisemitism amid protests

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 1:41 a.m. The United States House of Representatives released a report Thursday concluding that many American universities – including UCLA – failed to adequately address antisemitism. Read more...

Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. The U.S. States House of Representatives released a report Thursday alleging that UCLA failed to adequately address antisemitism. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UC service, patient care workers under AFSCME Local 3299 vote to authorize strike

This post was updated Nov. 1 at 5:52 p.m. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 announced Thursday that members voted to authorize a strike. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are pictured. The union announced Thursday it voted to authorize a strike. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


‘Black mold, leaky roofs’: Proposition 2 puts $10B for school repairs on ballot

California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $10 billion bond for school renovations. If passed, Proposition 2 will allow the state to sell $8.5 billion in bonds to repair K-12 schools and $1.5 billion in bonds to improve community college campuses, said Steven Brint, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology at UC Riverside. Read more...

Photo: (Shrey Chaganal/Assistant design director)


Uniqlo founder gives $31M to UCLA to fund study of Japanese humanities

Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3. Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities. Read more...

Photo: Bunche Hall, which hosts the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, is pictured. Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai pledged $31 million to initiatives that promote work in Japanese humanities. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Faculty, students sue UC over violating protester rights in spring encampment

Two students and two faculty members filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University has unfairly repressed pro-Palestine protests.  The lawsuit – filed by attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – alleges the University violated the rights of protesters who participated in the spring Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Graeme Blair, an associate professor of political science and member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, speaks at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the UC. Two faculty members and two graduate students filed the lawsuit Tuesday, calling for injunctions against the University. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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