Sunday, April 19

UCLA community denounces LA City Council members following racist comments

UCLA community members criticized members of the Los Angeles City Council – including a former UCLA faculty member – who made racist remarks in a leaked recording. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. The Los Angeles City Council canceled its Friday meeting amid pressure on Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Resident physicians’ union petitions UC president to address low pay, long hours

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 7:08 p.m. The Committee of Interns and Residents sent a petition to the University of California’s president on Sept. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center is pictured. The Committee of Interns and Residents, which represents trainee physicians across the University of California system, delivered a petition to UC President Drake on Sept. 29. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Members of UC student employee unions demand higher pay, discuss strike at rally

Editor’s note: This post was updated to reflect the roles of all three unions in attendance at the rally. Members and supporters of the United Auto Workers Local 2865, UAW 5810 and Student Researchers United-UAW gathered at Janss Steps on Wednesday to call for better graduate student working conditions. Read more...

Photo: The United Auto Workers Local 2865 held a rally on Wednesday to call for improved working conditions for graduate students. Both teaching assistants and researchers at the University of California are represented by the UAW 2865. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)



Bill to give free transit to students vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill in September that would have allowed many California students to ride public transit for free. The proposed Assembly Bill 1919 would have allocated funds for transit agencies to provide students attending K-12 schools, California community colleges, California State Universities or University of California campuses with free transit passes. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would allow free public transit, including buses (pictured), for California students. Newsom said he felt the bill did not have enough funding allocations. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)