Anke Schennink

Faced with a projected $340 million budget deficit, UC Berkeley is primarily turning to its employment base for cost-saving measures.

A national coalition of United Auto Workers, or UAW, locals is lobbying for increased federal research funding and better worker protection amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as announced in a press release Monday.

Pending official certification by PERB, this will allow academic researchers to begin collective bargaining with UC administration, during which they will reportedly seek improved working conditions, including further career development, increased job security and greater compensation.

The university's postdoctoral researchers’ union, UAW 5810, announced Thursday that it has reached a tentative settlement with the university on a new four-year contract.

At an event Tuesday in Downtown Berkeley, former State Assemblymember and current state senate candidate Nancy Skinner gave a speech advocating for the rights and benefits of postdoctoral scholars.

Nearly 30 UC Berkeley students and staff members attended two teach-ins on campus Tuesday, criticizing the administration’s response to recent sexual misconduct cases.

The University of California has reached an agreement with the postdoctoral researchers’ union to extend their current contract for one more year while further negotiations occur.

With the contract between the University of California and the postdoctoral researchers’ union set to expire in two weeks, postdocs at seven UC campuses delivered to their respective chancellors more than 3,000 signatures, calling for the university to adopt their terms in the next contract.