This post was updated June 5 at 11:16 p.m. Over 300 students and community members rallied outside Murphy Hall on Wednesday in support of the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike. Read more...
Photo: Protesters, with an effigy labeled “Genocide Gene,” rally in support of the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 Strike. The rally went from Murphy Hall through South Campus to the UCPD station on Westwood Plaza and then the Luskin turnaround. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 5 at 11:26 p.m. Over 300 pro-Palestine protesters marched through campus and blocked traffic Monday to oppose the Israeli military’s invasion of Rafah – a city in the southern Gaza Strip – and demand UC divestment from Israel. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters block traffic at the intersection of Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Plaza. Several organizations, including Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and United Auto Workers Local 4811 rank and file caucus members, planned the event. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
Students expressed support for the United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike at UCLA but said there has been a lack of communication surrounding the strike’s effects on classes. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. UCLA members of the union began striking Tuesday. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:52 p.m. Around 70 registered nurses and community members rallied near Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday morning to protest changes by hospital management to float pool nurse scheduling shifts. Read more...
Photo: Nicholas Cole, a UCLA registered nurse, holds a sign protesting scheduling changes for float pool nurses outside Ronald Reagan Medical Center. The proposed change from the hospital says float pool nurses will now be required to work at least one shift per week instead of being allowed to schedule their own shifts within a four-week period. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:14 p.m. Around 200 people gathered at Bruin Plaza on Tuesday to show support for the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike. UCLA members of UAW Local 4811 – which represents academic student employees, graduate students, and academic and postdoctoral researchers – began picketing at 9 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 march toward Bruin Plaza. The union held a rally Tuesday afternoon and called on the UC to resolve its unfair labor practices. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:07 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 began its strike at UCLA on Tuesday with picketing at 9 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket at Dickson Plaza. The union voted to authorize a strike May 15, with 79% of participating members voting in favor of the action. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
A common stereotype of scientists is that they are poor at writing. A quick internet search brings up a Reddit post that proclaims, “90% of scientific writers absolutely suck at writing.” However, while stereotypes about scientists have long existed, science communication – which focuses on the translation of scientific information to a variety of scientific and nonscientific audiences – has gained more attention in recent years, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
