Californian grad students vote to unionize

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There has been growing concern among graduate students at the University of California's campuses in Los Angeles and Berkeley about poor working conditions. This has prompted them to vote strongly in favour of union representation. Elections at the university's other six campuses are due to be completed shortly. Graduate students at the university have been campaigning since the mid-1980s for union recognition for teaching assistants, who now play a very important role in academic education.

Labor relations, Graduate students, University of California (Los Angeles), University of California, Berkeley

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Merger of top Californian medical schools turns sour

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The merger of the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and Stanford University hospitals, may be dissolved following unexpected losses of around $60 million. The merger aimed to combined the clinical operations of the two universities, but physicians are under pressure to produce revenue, and research is being curtailed. The losses are attributed to mismanagement of the merger and reduced government support.

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Californian universities scrap hospitals merger

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Stanford University and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) are to dissolve their merger. The joint venture had aimed to form a single enterprise with great financial and intellectual might, but there were problems with combining services and reduced government reimbursement for health care contributed to losses.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments

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