On April 25, the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA set up around 30 tents to demand that the UC divest from companies associated with the Israeli military. As the war in Gaza passed its 200th day, students and community members began the encampment as part of a national call to action expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine. The encampment was later attacked by counter-protesters and was disbanded by law enforcement May 2. Since then, faculty members have issued statements condemning the use of police force against students, and students have led rallies and sit-ins.
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Editorials
May 17, 2024 10:15 p.m.Editorial: Actions of law enforcement, UCLA admin reveal unwillingness to protect students
“Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe!”
This chant by pro-Palestine protesters echoed through UCLA’s campus as the institution responsible for protecting students failed them during consecutive nights of terror.
By Editorial Board
Campus
May 17, 2024 6:16 p.m.Votes to censure, express no confidence in Gene Block fail in UCLA Academic Senate
The UCLA Academic Senate failed to pass both a vote to censure and a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Gene Block in its Thursday meeting.
The resolution of no confidence in Block received 43% of votes in favor, and the resolution to censure Block received 50% of votes in favor, according to an email sent to senate faculty from Linda Sarna, the senate’s secretary.
By Catherine Hamilton
Campus
May 17, 2024 3:54 p.m.UC-AFT files unfair labor practice charge against UC
The University Council-American Federation of Teachers announced Thursday that it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the University.
UC-AFT – a union representing 6,500 UC librarians and non-tenured faculty members – filed the charge Wednesday, saying the University failed to maintain safe working conditions, disregarded faculty free speech rights and did not consult members of the union when making decisions regarding online instruction after protests at UCLA and UC San Diego.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
Campus
May 16, 2024 5:24 p.m.Nakba Day demonstration at UCLA recognizes Palestinian displacement, resistance
Around 200 students and community members gathered at the base of Janss Steps on Wednesday to commemorate 76 years of Palestinian resistance.
Nakba Day – which is May 15, the day after the 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence – recognizes the forcible displacement of around 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, according to the Associated Press.
By Catherine Hamilton
Community
May 16, 2024 4:26 p.m.Op-ed: UC offers deceptive claims about illegality of strike in letter to union members
Within minutes of United Auto Workers Local 4811’s historic vote yesterday to authorize a strike against the University of California, the UC blasted out a threatening and misleading letter to all union members – teaching assistants, graduate student researchers, postdocs and academic researchers.
By Noah D. Zatz
A Closer Look
May 15, 2024 7:21 p.m.United Auto Workers Local 4811 votes to authorize strike
This post was updated May 17 at 3:09 p.m.
United Auto Workers Local 4811 announced Wednesday that its membership voted to authorize a strike if its leadership deems it necessary – calling on its UC Santa Cruz membership Friday to “stand up” as the first campus to strike Monday.
By Matthew Royer
Higher Education
May 15, 2024 6:31 p.m.UC Board of Regents hears calls for divestment during public comment at UC Merced
MERCED – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members who largely called for divestment from businesses associated with Israel.
The UC Board of Regents is holding its monthly meeting Tuesday to Thursday at UC Merced.
By Dylan Winward and Sam Mulick
Community
May 15, 2024 2:41 p.m.Op-ed: UCLA administration’s failures warrant union strike authorization
This week, the University of California’s 48,000 academic workers – including teaching assistants, tutors, postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers and more, all represented by United Auto Workers 4811 – are voting on whether or not to authorize the union’s executive board to call a strike if circumstances justify.
By Rafael Jaime
A Closer Look
May 14, 2024 9:12 p.m.Concerns of voting discrepancies, stalling arise amid push to rebuke Gene Block
UCLA faculty have heightened concerns over the integrity of the Academic Senate’s process to potentially issue an unprecedented no-confidence vote in Chancellor Gene Block, following documents released amid the fallout from Friday’s emergency meeting.
By Catherine Hamilton and Shaanth Kodialam
A Closer Look
May 14, 2024 8:58 p.m.How law enforcement mishandled encampment sweep at UCLA, according to experts
This post was updated May 14 at 11:41 p.m.
Experts on policing and civil rights law condemned law enforcement’s use of force during the police-led sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment and its subsequent arrest of pro-Palestine protesters.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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