UC Labor 2019

Former Cal football player Dasarte Yarnway provides a fresh perspective as someone who was once at the center of the issue. 

The role of artistic expression in providing visibility for the disenfranchised runs throughout the history of the UC system itself, as illustrated especially by the plight of one UC affiliate quite literally stripped of her rights as a citizen.

The Daily Californian’s impact issue on UC labor strives to feature the university workforce and its importance to campus communities.

The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, continues to strive to ensure the satisfaction of its employees, including its many student workers. 

On May 16, AFSCME Local 3299 went on a systemwide strike to protest the outsourcing of UC jobs to Kindred and Aya Healthcare. 

They voted to form an AFT council specific to the University of California, creating the University Council-AFT, which currently represents more than 3,300 librarians and non-Academic Senate faculty members such as lecturers, has staff on all 10 UC campuses and continues to enter into regular negotiations with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, over salaries, job security, job roles and more.

For undocumented students at UC Berkeley, DACA provides the authorization necessary to receive financial aid through Director’s Work Study, according to the campus Undocumented Student Program, or USP, website.

After the introduction of UCPath, a new payroll system implemented across several UC campuses throughout the past year, hundreds of student employees have reported missing or delayed paychecks.

The Career Center and the work-study program offer resources for students seeking part-time employment, internship opportunities and mentoring programs.