Wednesday, May 20

UC union workers to hold strike vote in February

This post was updated at 7:58 p.m. Members of a University of California union representing patient care and service workers announced that in February they will hold a vote to strike to protest what the union claims a double standard by the UC during contract negotiations. Read more...





USAC appoints Election Board chair despite qualification concerns

The undergraduate student government appointed a student to run its spring elections Tuesday despite concerns about the candidate’s qualifications for the job. Following an 8-4-0 vote, third-year biochemistry student Anthony Padilla is now responsible for setting a timeline for the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, screening candidates and sanctioning students if they break the elections code rules while campaigning. Read more...