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Union Dedicates Contract to Deceased Lab Worker; UC Refuses to Publish Dedication (03-05-12)
Coalition of Family Members and Labor Urge LA District Attorney to Prosecute UCLA Lab Death (01-26-12)
University of California union members join statewide Refund California actions this Wednesday (11-08-11)
UC’s 2500 health care professionals ratify wage increases of 4% plus (11-02-10)
UC employees conduct citizens arrest of President Yudof for his plan to "steal from the poor, give to the rich" (09-16-10)
University of California Health Care Professional Vote For Strike Authorization (06-01-10)
UPTE-CWA and University of California Settle Contract for 10,000 Technical and Research Workers (03-24-10)
Grant Revenue Up Dramatically as UC Rejects Proposals to Increase Salaries and Improve Benefits (12-15-09)
UC unions, students and faculty protest the regents’ destruction of public higher education (11-17-09)
Thousands of UC staff, students and faculty to strike, walkout on first day of classes (09-21-09)
UC Employees Overwhelmingly Reject President Mark Yudof (09-03-09)
While furloughing employees to save $184 million, UC lends the state nearly $200 million in order to continue its campus construction projects (08-06-09)
UC regents award huge pay increases to execs while furloughing staff (07-23-09)
SF Mayor Newsom Honors Picket Line at UCSF Mission Bay Campus to Show Support for
UC employees (07-15-09)
UC employees, students join state Senator Leland Yee to protest President Yudof’s proposals, offer alternatives at regents’ meeting (07-24-09)
Employees and students confront UC president on executive pay increases with
“wall of shame” in Walnut Creek tonight (04-02-09)
UC Berkeley employees protest raises to UC executives awarded last week at regents’ meeting; call for hiring freeze on UC administrators earning over $200,000 (03-24-09)
UC researchers and techs to picket at all 10 campuses over poverty wages,
stalled contract negotiations (03-14-09)
UC staff, students to protest at regents’ meeting, demand greater scrutiny for taxpayer monies (02-02-09)

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