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UC Academics Picket Campuses in Largest Strike of the Year

Maxim Elramsisy, California Black MediaNovember 24, 2022

Around 48,000 academic workers at all 10 University of California (UC) campuses went on strike Nov.14, shutting down classrooms and research laboratories in the largest employee walkout at any academic institution in history. The post-doctoral scholars, teaching assistants’ and associate instructors, graduate student researchers, and academic researchers are represented by the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations with the UC system. Bargaining between the disputing parties has been ongoing for months, and while UC officials recently called for a third-party mediator to address remaining issues, they are continuing to negotiate without one. “When I was working in the lab,

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Sharon Runner Introduces Measure to Prioritize California Students at UC Campuses

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 25, 2016

Senator Sharon Runner (R-Antelope Valley) announced that she introduced a Constitutional Amendment to focus on the admission practices of the University of California. Senate Constitutional Amendment 12 addresses the recent influx of out-of-state and international students in the University of California (UC) system. At several UC campuses, non-resident students have been granted admission at a dramatically higher rate than California students. “The primary purpose and obligation of the University of California is to serve Californians,” said Runner. “California’s hard working students should be the number one priority of our public universities.” Specifically, SCA 12 would require each University of California