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Aug 17th, 2015
Several years before the company Chartwells was selected to operate restaurants in the newly renovated Lower Sproul Plaza complex, it faced backlash from food service workers at...
Aug 15th, 2015
There is a difference between acknowledging that a problem exists and solving the problem. Case in point is the University of California’s decision last month to enact a minimum...
Aug 12th, 2015
Michael Del Rio has worked for nearly three years as a custodian at UC San Diego's Thornton Hospital, reporting to the same bosses, working with the same colleagues and cleaning...
Aug 9th, 2015
According to the University of California's largest employee union (UC) system, the first 3299 AFSCME local chapter of the latest study found that the school continued dependence...
Aug 7th, 2015
Oakland: The University of California’s continued reliance on private contractors is driving a growing number of UC workers—primarily immigrants and people of color—into...
Aug 3rd, 2015
The University of California is the state’s third-largest employer, behind only the state and federal...
At the start of the Regents’ morning session on July 22, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the pending implementation of her UC Fair Wage Fair Work...
On July 22, UC President Janet Napolitano revealed the Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan: an effort to ensure higher minimum wage and better working conditions for the University of...
The movement for a $15-an-hour minimum wage has scored several high-profile victories lately. New York state plans to phase in a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers over the...