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Trashed
At UC Berkeley, recyclables end up in the landfill, outdoor plazas are drowning in litter, and gardeners spend their days collecting garbage. Welcome to the world’s greenest university.
Cleaning up UC’s mess
By 7 a.m., when engineering students begin to trickle into Cory Hall at UC Berkeley, Arnold Meza has already scrubbed the floors, wiped clean the chalkboards, and emptied the trash of 30 offices and many of the classrooms and hallways of the six-floor building.
Senator Gloria Romero Honors Boycott
Berkeley, CA – Senator Gloria Romero, the Chair of the Education Senate Committee, announced today she will not deliver the keynote address for the UC Berkeley Latino Student graduation ceremony this Saturday. Instead Senator Romero will honor a speakers boycott…
UC Workers Win Equity Fight, End Boycott!
Oakland – University of California workers, represented by AFSCME Local 3299, announced today that a settlement has been reached with the University of California to address the wage equity fight for custodians.
UC Berkeley Custodians Move to Civil Disobedience in Fight for Pay Equity
Custodians who have been fighting for pay equity over the last year will be conducting civil disobedience against UC Berkeley Chancellor with students and community leaders demanding that the resources be released to solve their pay equity issue.
KTVU TV: Custodians Apply for Equity Vice Chancellor
UC Berkeley Custodians yesterday delivered their applications for the University’s new Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion.
KCBS Reports: Cal Move-In Day Punctuated By the Sounds of Protest!
Custodians at UC Berkeley continue their fight to end poverty wages with a Move-In Day Picket.
UC Berkeley Custodians Continue their Fight for Parity with Community Colleges
Maricruz Manzanarez, 37, is a single mom with three teens at home in Richmond. She works at Ehrman Hall, a high-rise south of campus where more than 300 undergraduates live.
Dean Cancels UC Berkeley Speech
Several Speakers, including DNC Chair Howard Dean, have canceled graduation speeches at UC Berkeley in support of custodians fighting to end poverty wages.
Dean Cancels Cal Speech
Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has canceled his appearance Saturday as the keynote speaker at UC Berkeley Graduation.
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