Senate Bill 895 would place a $23 billion bond before voters in November 2026 to fund scientific research across California, while requiring discounts on drugs developed with public funding, and is supported by Eleni Kounalakis, the University of California Office of the President, and the United Auto Workers Region 6 and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.
The University of California has ratified a tentative agreement with the University Professional and Technical Employees union and registered nurses have also approved a separate contract with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, resulting in improved wages, healthcare premiums, and workplace conditions.
Over 65,000 University of California campus and health center employees will go on strike on November 17 and 18 to protest the university’s failure to settle contracts addressing the cost of living and affordability crises facing its most economically vulnerable workers.
The University of California and UPTE-CWA 9119 have reached a tentative agreement, ending a 17-month long labor standoff and averting a potential strike of over 80,000 UC workers.
Over 80,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals across the University of California system are set to launch a statewide strike on November 17-18 to protest the UC’s refusal to address the staffing crisis threatening patient care, student services, and the research mission.
UC Davis has been ranked No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, and has also been recognized for its strong performance in other national rankings.
The University of California is facing a serious threat from the Trump administration, which is demanding concessions that would cede control of core university functions and compromise academic freedom, leading to a potential loss of significant research and other federal funding.
Research and Public Service Professionals across the University of California voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joining the United Auto Workers in a bid to secure better working conditions and a stronger political voice.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders condemned the Trump administration’s alleged $1 billion political shakedown of the University of California, which they characterized as an assault on academic freedom and a threat to the state’s public university system.
California officials and union leaders are condemning a rumored proposal by Trump to cancel federal research grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems, calling it a direct attack on science, education, and the economy, and threatening retaliatory action.
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