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Berkeley's People's Park is again in a fight for the ages, now over UC student housing

People's Park — among California's most contested and colorful patches of public land and a '60s era symbol of free speech and community power — is again embroiled in a battle for the ages, this time involving the University of California, Berkeley, a key environmental law and the acute student…

Los Angeles Times

Vote by UC graduate student workers to ratify labor agreement exposed a sharp divide among campuses

LOS ANGELES — As University of California graduate student union leaders and supporters celebrated Saturday the ratification of a new labor agreement that ended a historic strike, the vote also exposed a sharp divide among campuses.

Los Angeles Times

University of California workers end strike after approving contracts

Striking graduate students at the University of California approved a bargaining agreement Friday, ending an unprecedented 40-day strike that snarled classes at the prestigious university system.

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University of California graduate student workers ratify labor agreement, end historic strike with big wage gains

LOS ANGELES — University of California graduate student workers on Friday ratified a new labor agreement with big wage gains, support for child care and new protections against bullying and harassment, ending a historic strike that upended fall term finals and has reverberated nationally.

Los Angeles Times

Campus Food Pantries Can Reduce Food Insecurity, Improve Students' Health: Study

A study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour by Elsevier discusses how students' utilisation of a campus food pantry might improve their physical and mental health, as well as their sleep. Read on for details:

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UC workers could receive a 66% pay raise. Here’s why some members are still voting ‘no’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Striking graduate student employees across the University of California will vote this week on whether to ratify tentative contracts, potentially ending a month-long work stoppage and securing double-digit wage increases for tens of thousands of workers.

Tribune News Service

Dissension brews among striking UC union members over tentative agreement

LOS ANGELES — A day after the University of California and union leaders representing 36,000 academic workers heralded a breakthrough agreement that could end a five-week strike, dueling narratives over the tentative pact emerged among graduate student supporters and opponents.

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The Guardian - UK

The University of California and workers reached a tentative deal to end strike

The monthlong strike by graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers disrupted classes at all 10 campuses. The agreement needs to be ratified before the strike officially ends.

WEKU

University of California workers reach deal to end strike

The University of California has reached an agreement with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike at the prestigious state system

The Independent UK

After five-week strike, UC and graduate student workers reach tentative agreement

In a major breakthrough in the five-week strike that shut down classes and unleashed grading turmoil, the University of California and the union leadership representing 36,000 graduate student workers reached a tentative labor agreement Friday that would boost their pay and improve benefits.

Los Angeles Times

After months of haggling, UC regents finally bless UCLA’s move to the Big Ten

LOS ANGELES — After months of haggling over UCLA’s end-around move to join the Big Ten Conference, the University of California regents are stepping aside and allowing the departure to proceed as planned.

Los Angeles Times

UC strike drags into 5th week as picketers rally at UCLA

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of striking University of California academic workers — whose massive five-week walkout has disrupted finals week and stirred angst among students and faculty about term grades — converged on the UCLA campus Wednesday shouting for better pay and benefits and a swift end to the contract…

Los Angeles Times

University of California workers continue strike amid threat of arrests

Strike of 48,000 is largest in history of US higher education as some workers protest at offices of high-level university administrators

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UC and striking academic workers agree to mediation amid standoff over wages

The University of California and the union representing tens of thousands of its striking academic workers agreed Friday to ask an independent mediator to intervene in stalled contract negotiations, hoping to reach an agreement to end the monthlong walkout that has forced much tumult across the 10-campus system.

The Independent UK

UC's academic workers strike brings stress to undergraduates

A month into the nation’s largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many undergraduate students

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In Its Fourth Week, the Massive University of California Strike Reaches a Pivot Point

With a partial agreement reached and tens of thousands remaining on strike, UC workers wonder if they can afford the work they love.

Los Angeles Times

UC faces tumultuous finals week as strike reaches pivotal moment

LOS ANGELES — When 48,000 University of California academic workers went on strike in mid-November, Stacy Fahrenthold joined them on the picket line. The associate professor of history at UC Davis canceled lectures and will not read final papers or record grades until the walkout is settled.

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Police give citations to striking UC workers who staged sit-in at Sacramento building

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group of striking University of California workers held a sit-in Monday at a downtown Sacramento building, where police officers surrounded them for a few hours before citing them for trespassing.

Tribune News Service

University of California Strike: Why Berkeley student workers struggle to find safe and affordable homes

Diego Villegas had no illusions that leaving Mexico City to pursue a graduate degree at University of California-Berkeley would be easy. But he was unprepared for the harsh reality of finding safe and affordable housing in a college town struggling to accommodate its growing student population.

The Guardian - US

The California academic strike is the most important in US higher education history

The University of California is trying to divide and conquer the 48,000 workers on strike by acceding to the demands of some groups but not others

Los Angeles Times

More than 1,000 UC faculty members urge Newsom, lawmakers to support striking academic workers

LOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 University of California faculty members are imploring Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators to wade into the ongoing academic workers strike and urge UC leaders to meet union demands.

The Guardian - US

Closed labs, cancelled classes: inside the largest strike to hit US higher education

University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: In the UC strike, professors can’t keep up with grading. Students will suffer

When graduate teaching assistants strike, my work becomes impossible. I’m a professor at the University of California as we see the largest higher education strike in U.S. history. My 250 students — mostly new to UC San Diego this fall — have lost their teaching assistants to the picket line.…

The Independent UK

Some University of California striking workers reach deal

Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers on Tuesday reached a tentative labor agreement with the University of California

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