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Academics
March 13, 2026 10:30 p.m.UC reaches tentative agreements with 3 United Auto Workers units
The UC reached tentative agreements with three United Auto Workers units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday.
The tentative agreement, if approved, will become the first contracts for Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW and Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW, which were officially recognized by the University in April and September, respectively.
By Josephine Murphy
Campus
March 12, 2026 6:06 p.m.UC UAW units may strike ‘as soon as next week’ if University doesn’t meet demands
Union members representing UC academic and research employees said at a demonstration Thursday that they plan to strike as soon as next week if the University does not meet their contract demands.
By Josephine Murphy and Natalia Mochernak
Campus
Feb. 25, 2026 9:31 p.m.Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest former Israeli politician’s campus lecture
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 11:20 p.m.
About 30 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside of the Fowler Museum on Wednesday evening to protest a former Israeli politician’s campus lecture.
By Alexis Muchnik and Josephine Murphy
Campus
Feb. 24, 2026 8:45 p.m.UC and UC-AFT negotiations tentatively set to begin in March
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:37 p.m.
UC lecturers are tentatively set to begin negotiations with the University in March.
The unit of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers representing lecturers reached its current contract with the University in November 2021.
By Josephine Murphy and Delilah Brumer
National
Feb. 24, 2026 2:29 p.m.DOJ files lawsuit against UC for allegedly allowing antisemitic work environment
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:30 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed a hostile environment for its Jewish and Israeli employees.
By Josephine Murphy
Campus
Feb. 20, 2026 1:57 p.m.2 people reportedly experienced attempted sexual assault on the Hill
A person allegedly attempted to sexually assault two people on the Hill in the past week, UCPD said in a Friday morning Clery Timely Warning.
UCPD first learned about one attempted rape at midnight Feb.
By Maggie Konecky and Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
Feb. 13, 2026 9:53 p.m.Trump administration drops appeal of order blocking $1.2 billion UCLA settlement
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:18 p.m.
The Trump administration on Friday dropped its appeal of a decision that blocked it from demanding a $1.2 billion settlement from UCLA.
By Josephine Murphy and Victor Simoes
Higher Education
Feb. 13, 2026 7:41 p.m.UC UAW units vote to vote to authorize unfair labor practice strike
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:24 p.m.
Editor’s note: This post was updated Feb. 14 at 9:37 p.m. to clarify that the vote impacts three bargaining units of the United Auto Workers.
By Josephine Murphy
California
Feb. 11, 2026 10:35 a.m.Judge blocks California mask ban, upholds ID laws for federal immigration officers
A federal judge issued a temporary ruling Monday that blocked a California law banning federal immigration enforcement officers from wearing masks.
The masking law, which was signed as part of a package of five laws restricting immigration agents in September, went into effect Jan.
By Josephine Murphy
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