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Nov 16th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — Two UC campuses received important endorsements Thursday for long-stalled projects: a new medical school at Riverside and a major classroom building at...
Sep 22nd, 2011
University of California employees and students joined together today to applaud the fact that no action was taken on the confirmation of David Crane, a controversial last minute...
May 17th, 2011
When the UC Regents meet this week, they will be asked to endorse a plan to raise tuition 40% next year if the state reduces the UC budget by an additional $500 million, which...
Mar 7th, 2011
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) asked Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) to allow the Senate to immediately take up and reject...
Mar 2nd, 2011
Citing UC Regent David Crane’s op-ed in the Chronicle, in which Crane questioned if public sector workers should have collective bargaining rights, Sen. Leland Yee says he wants...
Sep 30th, 2010
SACRAMENTO, CA—Service and patient care workers at the University of California’s 10-campus system who are represented by AFSCME Local 3299 are calling on state legislators to...
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...
Jan 7th, 2009
The UC Regents have increased Medical Center CEO and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) salaries up to 34%, and awarded bonuses of up to $89,000. This takes annual compensation to...
Nov 21st, 2008
UC's offer moves in the right direction, but then they walk away from the table & cancel the last day of bargaining. Escalation plan on the Regents & President Yudof is in...