Labor Content

From the Provost: Update Regarding Strike-Related Impacts and Grading for Fall Quarter

Dave Jones — January 09, 2023 - 8:19am

Mary Croughan, provost and executive vice chancellor, sent the following message this morning (Jan. 9):

From 51�ԹϺ��OP: ASE and GSR Units Ratify Contracts, Ending 6-Week-Old Strike

Dave Jones — December 23, 2022 - 6:55pm

Graduate student researchers and academic student workers voted this week to approve new contracts, ending their six-week strike.

Agreement Reached With Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers

Dave Jones — December 16, 2022 - 6:00pm

The University of California today (Dec. 16) announced a tentative agreement between the university and the United Auto Workers, or UAW, regarding contracts for 51�ԹϺ�� academic student employees, or ASE, and graduate student researchers, or GSR. Under the tentative agreements, the university would provide minimum salary scales for academic student employees, including teaching assistants and graduate student researchers, as well as multiyear pay increases, paid dependent access to university health care, and enhanced paid family leave.

51�ԹϺ��OP: 2 UAW Units Ratify Contracts; Darrell Steinberg to Mediate 2 Others

Dave Jones — December 12, 2022 - 3:22pm

Update 8:30 p.m. Dec. 12: The 51�ԹϺ�� Office of the President issues a statement on the ratification of five-year contracts by postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers.

51�ԹϺ��OP Letter on 51�ԹϺ��-UAW Private Mediation

Dave Jones — December 09, 2022 - 3:45pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis forwarded the following letter by email Friday night (Dec. 9) to all students, faculty and staff, on behalf of the 51�ԹϺ�� Office of the President. The letter is from Letitia Silas, executive director, Systemwide Labor Relations.

December 9, 2022

TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY

From the Provost: Important Information Regarding End of Fall Quarter

Dave Jones — December 02, 2022 - 7:57pm

Mary Croughan, provost and executive vice chancellor, sent the following message to students this evening (Dec. 2):

Dear Students, Faculty, Academic Appointees and Staff,

The quarter is nearing a close, and with the continued UAW strike, I regret the uncertainty and challenges experienced by all of you.

Students Advised of P/NP and S/U Grading Options

Dave Jones — November 29, 2022 - 2:58pm

Mary Croughan, provost and executive vice chancellor, and Ahmet Palazoglu, chair, Davis Division of the Academic Senate, sent the following letter to students this afternoon (Nov. 29):

Dear Students,

The Academic Senate leadership and the Provost’s Office are working together on instructional and operational challenges related to the continuing UAW strike, and how we can best support your academic success.

51�ԹϺ��OP Announces 2 Tentative Deals in Strike

Dave Jones — November 29, 2022 - 2:06pm

Shortly before noon today (Nov. 29), the 51�ԹϺ�� Office of the President announced it had reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers, or UAW, on new five-year contracts for postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers, two of the four categories of UAW-represented employees who went on strike Nov. 14.

Machines Can Help Wine Grape Industry Survive Labor Shortage

Amy M Quinton — June 07, 2021 - 10:15am

Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are increasingly turning to machines for pruning, canopy management and harvesting, but how well these practices are executed can substantially affect yield and quality.

California Farmers Have Raised Wages, But Still Unable to Find Enough Workers

Karen Michele Nikos — May 02, 2019 - 11:36am

California farmers are failing to find enough people to pick fruits and vegetables and harvest other crops, and they are offsetting this labor shortage by changing to less labor-intensive crops and adding automation.