subcontracted workers – AFSCME 3299

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Mar 30th, 2016

Campus sheds light on rationale for insourcing formerly subcontracted workers

After more than a year of demonstrations by campus subcontracted workers, UC Berkeley has decided to officially insource some of its subcontracted staff, primarily for campus...

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Mar 27th, 2016

UC Berkeley Agrees to Hire Subcontracted Workers After Threats of Boycott

UC Berkeley announced that it would offer employment to nearly 100 workers contracted to work on the campus through private companies on Mar. 18. The decision came after threats...

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Mar 25th, 2016

69 Hired, Thousands to Go: Under Pressure, Berkeley Takes First Steps to End UC Labor Abuses

After working 22 years as a subcontracted parking lot attendant at the University of California, Berkeley, Antonio Ruiz will finally become a full-time UC...

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Mar 22nd, 2016

Berkeley Hires; Speaker Boycott Ends

The University of California at Berkeley said Friday it will extend job offers to 69 subcontracted employees after the university system’s largest union last month urged...

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Mar 18th, 2016

Subcontracted campus workers insourced as UC employees, ending speakers’ boycott

After nearly seven months of campaigning, 69 previously subcontracted workers have officially been insourced as UC employees, ending an ongoing campus speakers’...

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Mar 11th, 2016

In claiming neutrality, Berkeley Forum fails to stand with exploited workers

Writer and activist Monbiot warns, “When someone says they have no politics, it means that their politics align with the status quo.” The Berkeley Forum released a statement...

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Mar 6th, 2016

Student arrested, others cited at protest during event in Zellerbach Hall [Video]

Protesters took the stage during a campus event Wednesday evening held at Zellerbach Hall, resulting in one arrest and several other citations, according to UCPD spokesperson...