The Members of the United Graduate Workers have spent years protesting for better pay and treatment by the University of New Mexico. After months of intense bargaining, all their hard work has paid off; the union approved its first collective bargaining agreement with the university on Friday, December 16, 2022.
Graduate workers at New Mexico’s two biggest higher education institutions overwhelmingly approved their first-ever collective bargaining agreements with their bosses.
The New Mexico Department of Health issued a public health emergency order thursday related to the early surge in pediatric respiratory viruses, which began in October.The order requires all New Mexico hospitals to participate in a cooperative model of managing resources, including transferring patients, with DOH as a hub to their spokes.State Police in riot gear showed up at the Student Union Building on the University of New Mexico campus during a peaceful protest and detained three protesters of color on Wednesday night.