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May 21st, 2010
After a year of bargaining for market rate on-call rates and a minimal 6 hour rest period, UCSD management still refuses to listen to workers regarding quality patient care and...
Mar 2nd, 2010
Senator Leland Yee mediated on behalf of several protesting University of California students who participated in a sit-in in the office of Assemblyman Jim Nielson. The students...
Mar 1st, 2010
As budget-butchering legislators and executives slash away at public services and public workers, they’re reaching for a familiar tactic:...
Dec 12th, 2009
Globalization is not a new phenomenon. The transatlantic slave trade was a manifestation of “globalization.” The carving up of Africa, Asia, and Latin America into colonies of...
Dec 10th, 2009
University of California President Mark G. Yudof went to Sacramento this week in another valiant effort to convince legislators that they're playing with fire when they...
Dec 6th, 2009
The University of California labor union (AFSCME) is demanding the immediate resignation of David J. Ernst, the university executive accused of pocketing more than $150,000 in...
Dec 5th, 2009
Budget cuts have left the state's once-proud higher education system in...
Nov 24th, 2009
As expected, the University of California’s Board of Regents has raised tuition fees by 32%. Such a steep increase in the price of anything usually triggers a certain...
Nov 20th, 2009
Video: AP: Students...