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Six New Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Allege More Illegal Outsourcing at UC

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|Date: October 29, 2019
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Six New Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Allege More Illegal Outsourcing at UC

Complaints Details Secret Contracts, UC Minimum Wage Violations, Other Abuses (From Press Release - ASCHM ...

Complaints Details Secret Contracts, UC Minimum Wage Violations, Other Abuses (From Press Release - ASCHME)— The University of California’s largest employee union—AFSCME 3299—filed six new unfair labo ...

October 29, 2019
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Guest Commentary: UAW Bosses Disregard Members, Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2019
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Guest Commentary: UAW Bosses Disregard Members, Again

By Connor Gorman Last Saturday (April 20) there was supposed to be a Statewide Membership Meeting (SMM) i ...

By Connor Gorman Last Saturday (April 20) there was supposed to be a Statewide Membership Meeting (SMM) in Santa Cruz to discuss and vote on an appeal of the weak contract that was undemocratically pu ...

April 26, 2019
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UC Accused of ‘Intimidation’ and ‘Violence’ – Hundreds Picket at UCD Med Center and Davis Campus

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|Date: April 11, 2019
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UC Accused of ‘Intimidation’ and ‘Violence’ – Hundreds Picket at UCD Med Center and Davis Campus

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO/DAVIS – Heavy winds didn’t sway hundreds of ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO/DAVIS – Heavy winds didn’t sway hundreds of University of California, Davis workers – citing work intimidation by the UC statewide system ...

April 11, 2019
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UC Strike Set for Wednesday

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|Date: March 20, 2019
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UC Strike Set for Wednesday

10,000 Research and Technical workers announce March 20th strike at UC (From Press Release) - 10,000 Univ ...

10,000 Research and Technical workers announce March 20th strike at UC (From Press Release) - 10,000 University of California (UC) Research and Technical (RX/TX) professionals will be on strike across ...

March 20, 2019
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Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2018
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Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders regarding AFSCME 3299 ...

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders regarding AFSCME 3299’s decision to sue the UC Regents. The letter used some excessive and needlessly provocative la ...

October 23, 2018
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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2018
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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civi ...

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civil rights lawsuit filed by attorney Mark Merin on behalf of Samuel Ignacio. Mayor Brett Lee anno ...

October 18, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Bargaining with the Emperor

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|Date: April 03, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Bargaining with the Emperor

By Ellie White On March 21st and 22nd, 2018, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) ...

By Ellie White On March 21st and 22nd, 2018, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) came to UC Davis to bargain with the UC Student Workers Union for a new contract. The Academic ...

April 03, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: UC Outsourcing Demonstrates the Privatization of the Largest Public Higher Ed System in the World

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: UC Outsourcing Demonstrates the Privatization of the Largest Public Higher Ed System in the World

Last week, Janet Napolitano reminded us that the ambition of UC may be at odds with our goals as a commun ...

Last week, Janet Napolitano reminded us that the ambition of UC may be at odds with our goals as a community. But a more sinister development comes from an LA Times column this weekend, which details ...

January 09, 2017
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Attorney Alleges Katehi Conflict in Disciplinary Action Against Employee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2016
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Attorney Alleges Katehi Conflict in Disciplinary Action Against Employee

Up until now any accusations of a conflict of interest for UC Davis’ Chancellor Linda Katehi, now on admi ...

Up until now any accusations of a conflict of interest for UC Davis’ Chancellor Linda Katehi, now on administrative leave, and her work on the board of Wiley & Sons has been theoretical. However, ...

June 21, 2016
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Academic Workers Call on Napolitano and UC Regents to Fire Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 16, 2016
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Academic Workers Call on Napolitano and UC Regents to Fire Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi

“Linda Katehi has demonstrated her disregard for the values of public education.” Student Workers Cite Re ...

“Linda Katehi has demonstrated her disregard for the values of public education.” Student Workers Cite Recent Scandals as Evidence of Corruption and Influence Peddling The UAW 2865 Joint Council passe ...

March 16, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Students Should Use This Moment to Press the System for Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Students Should Use This Moment to Press the System for Reform

There is no doubt that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is a polarizing figure. She was controversial amo ...

There is no doubt that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is a polarizing figure. She was controversial among activist students long before her recent controversies emerged into public life. Since Frida ...

March 13, 2016
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UC Student Workers Call for Katehi To Be Fired Amid Ethics Scandal

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|Date: March 10, 2016
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UC Student Workers Call for Katehi To Be Fired Amid Ethics Scandal

We, the Davis Unit of UC Student Workers Union UAW 2865, representing 14,000 academic student employees a ...

We, the Davis Unit of UC Student Workers Union UAW 2865, representing 14,000 academic student employees across the UC system, call for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to be fired. We are deeply conce ...

March 10, 2016
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Keyzer Gets $1.7 Million from UC in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

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|Date: November 20, 2015
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Keyzer Gets $1.7 Million from UC in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

This week the University of California issued checks totaling nearly $1.7 million to settle claims brough ...

This week the University of California issued checks totaling nearly $1.7 million to settle claims brought by Janet Keyzer in her whistleblower retaliation case against UC Davis. This brings to a clos ...

November 20, 2015
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Response to Chancellor Katehi’s “Economic Impacts” Article

Posted by Duane Wright
|Date: April 02, 2015
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Response to Chancellor Katehi’s “Economic Impacts” Article

by Duane Wright UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi recently penned an article for the Davis Vanguard praisi ...

by Duane Wright UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi recently penned an article for the Davis Vanguard praising “The Economic Impact of UC Davis”. It came as no surprise to this working-poor Teaching Assi ...

April 02, 2015
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Suit Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation After Reporting Fiscal Improprieties and Racist Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2015
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Suit Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation After Reporting Fiscal Improprieties and Racist Comments

Helene Sullivan, a long-time UC Davis professional employee who received the “Chancellor’s Citation of Ex ...

Helene Sullivan, a long-time UC Davis professional employee who received the “Chancellor’s Citation of Excellence” in 2007, has sued the Regents of the University of California for being forced out of ...

March 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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The High Stakes of Faculty Labor’s Future

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2014
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The High Stakes of Faculty Labor’s Future

The debasement of faculty labor over the past decade is really a battle over what happens inside the clas ...

The debasement of faculty labor over the past decade is really a battle over what happens inside the classroom. By Claire Goldstene Adjunct unionization is on the rise on college campuses across the U ...

December 20, 2014
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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2014
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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Prov ...

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, and former Supervisor Helen Thomson wrote a letter opposing the City of Davis-UC Davis ag ...

November 12, 2014
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Judge Denies Motion For Judgment, New Trial in Keyzer Case Against UCD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2014
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Judge Denies Motion For Judgment, New Trial in Keyzer Case Against UCD

A Sacramento County judge has denied UC Davis’ motion to set aside a jury verdict in a case of whistleblo ...

A Sacramento County judge has denied UC Davis’ motion to set aside a jury verdict in a case of whistleblower retaliation and have a new trial. Back in August, a jury ruled in a 9-3 decision in favor o ...

November 06, 2014
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Does UC Davis’ Whistleblower System Work?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2014
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Does UC Davis’ Whistleblower System Work?

Last month, a jury awarded former UC Davis Health Systems employee Janet Keyzer $730,000 after she sued s ...

Last month, a jury awarded former UC Davis Health Systems employee Janet Keyzer $730,000 after she sued several years ago, alleging that she had been retaliated against and ultimately terminated becau ...

September 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Jury Awards Janet Keyzer $730,000 From UCD in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2014
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Jury Awards Janet Keyzer $730,000 From UCD in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

In a case that has been ongoing since 2007, a jury late Monday finally ruled in a 9-3 decision in favor o ...

In a case that has been ongoing since 2007, a jury late Monday finally ruled in a 9-3 decision in favor of terminated UC Davis employee Janet Keyzer and awarded her $330,000 in lost earnings and $400, ...

August 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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