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University of California Considers Cutting Graduate Enrollment to Cover Pay Raises After Strike

January 31, 2023
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University of California (UC) officials warned graduate departments they may need to cut back on admissions in the upcoming school year to cover the cost of its new labor contract with academic workers, according to union leaders. Some 48,000 UC academic workers, represented by the union United Auto Workers, resolved their two-month strike when new…

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Newsom’s Budget Pledges 5 Percent Boosts to UC, CSU Systems

January 13, 2023
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Despite a slight decrease in higher education funding this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged budget increases for the state’s two public university systems, according to his 2023–24 budget proposal released Jan. 10. If approved, both the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems will receive a 5 percent boost in funding, amounting…

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UC Professors Withholding 40,000 Grades After Strike: Faculty Association

January 11, 2023
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The University of California (UC) must work out how it will return thousands of final grades for the fall 2022 semester in the aftermath of a six-week strike by 48,000 academic workers. The strike ended Dec. 23 when UC ratified its contract with leaders of the United Auto Workers, the union representing the strikers. But…

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University of California Professors Withholding 40,000 Grades After Strike: Faculty Association

January 11, 2023
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The University of California (UC) must work out how it will return thousands of final grades for the fall 2022 semester in the aftermath of a six-week strike by 48,000 academic workers. The strike ended Dec. 23 when UC ratified its contract with leaders of the United Auto Workers, the union representing the strikers. But…

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UC Santa Barbara’s ‘Dormzilla’ Housing Proposal Poses Health, Safety Threats: Report

December 28, 2022
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A proposed student housing project at the University of California–Santa Barbara (UCSB) poses health and safety threats, according to an independent review released last week, while the school is trying to address its severe housing shortage spurred by enrollment jump in recent years. Organized and led by UCSB’s Academic Senate, the university’s governing body, the…

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University of California Academic Workers Ratify Contract, Ending Strike

December 27, 2022
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Academic workers ratified their contract with the University of California (UC) just before the holidays, ending a six-week-long strike. United Auto Workers—the union representing UC academic workers—announced Dec. 23 its members voted to ratify UC’s contract for academic student employees and graduate student researchers. On Nov. 14, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10…

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University of California, Workers Reach Deal to End Strike

December 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of California (UC) reached an agreement Dec. 16 with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike—the largest of its kind in the nation—at the prestigious state system. The strike disrupted classes at all 10 of the university…

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UC, Academic Workers Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike

December 16, 2022
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The University of California (UC) reached a tentative agreement Dec. 16 with 36,000 academic employees that would boost their pay and provide more benefits, after almost five weeks of a strike demanding, in part, pay raises and other benefits amid inflation. Resulting from the largest academic worker strike in the United States, the agreement would…

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UC Postdocs, Researchers Return to Work After Labor Contract Ratified

December 13, 2022
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University of California (UC) postdoctoral scholars and researchers resumed work this week after ratifying a labor contract over the weekend, but 36,000 graduate student workers continue to strike. Last month, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10 UC campuses launched a strike, demanding, in part, pay raises due to cost-of-living increases. UC officials struck…

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UC to Withhold More Than 37,000 Grades Amid Strike: Faculty Association

December 9, 2022
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A University of California (UC) faculty association estimates members will withhold more than 37,000 student grades for the fall semester in solidarity with an academic worker strike that carries into the end of finals week. After months of negotiations, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10 UC campuses launched a strike Nov. 14, demanding…

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