Project scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, or Berkeley Lab, officially joined United Auto Workers, or UAW 5810, the UC academic researchers and postdoctoral scholars union, Nov. 1.
Academic workers across the UC system voted to merge UAW 2865 and UAW 5810 into one local union in a statewide referendum, the two local unions announced Saturday morning.
Members of UAW 2865 and UAW 5810 which respectively represent about 36,000 student workers and about 11,000 researchers across the UC system will vote to combine their two local unions into one between Oct. 10-20.
UC Regents convened at UCSF Mission Bay Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss its investment portfolio, budget and benefits and UCSF’s acquisition of two hospitals.