The university and faculty union are continuing discussions regarding a new four-year contract and have established negotiation dates for the next month.
A ripple effect of university labor actions has followed the UC academic worker strikes, exposing long-standing issues with employment conditions in higher education. Graduate students at Temple University, a public university in Philadelphia, started a six-week long strike in January, calling for higher wages, health care benefits and better working conditions.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta's historic but unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate is the subject of an upcoming documentary that will premiere at the BFI Flare Film Festival in London on March 17-18. Kenyatta became the first openly gay person to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, though he lost to John Fetterman in the Democratic primary. "Malcolm: Do Not Wait Your Turn" was directed by Tim Harris. Al Roker and Seven Knots Films served as the executive producers.