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Union members hold signs. UC communication workers voted to ratify a union contract and joined United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union

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UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Specialists ratified a union contract Thursday to join United Auto Workers Local 4811.



Frenk says UCLA’s year-end budget deficit is significantly smaller than expected

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UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.   The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email.


Gameday Predictions: UCLA football vs. Maryland

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UCLA football (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) began its conference slate with a victory last week and now has the chance to continue its win streak against Maryland (2-1) on Saturday on the road.


Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Encore’ is a personal, catchy add to ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

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A showgirl never leaves the stage without an encore. Taylor Swift released “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” the deluxe edition of her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday, featuring four new tracks.


Scouting Report: UCLA football vs. Maryland


Movie Review: In gripping, clever ‘Primetime,’ the pursuit of justice becomes unjust


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UCLA is transforming for LA28, and the work has already begun

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The Hill will trade Bruins for Olympians and Paralympians in 2028. With the 2028 Summer Olympics approaching and becoming the center of many policy and infrastructure discussions around Los Angeles, UCLA’s planning for its involvement in the Games has kicked off.

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Opinion Poll


Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »