Explainers

When talking about issues in EECS/DS courses at UC Berkeley, one topic always comes up: the budget. But how does budgeting actually work, and why isn't it working for EECS? …

The number one goal of ASEs in the bargaining process is to increase staffing and instructional quality in the EECS and Data Science departments. Here's what's happening at the bargaining table…

In the EECS/DS staffing bargaining process, one of the most contentious issues at the bargaining table has been the compensation and benefits that should be provided to ASEs. Key areas…

Update: the university has dropped its demands that TAs become hourly employees. For decades, TAs at the University of California have received a regular salary for completing their work. The…

ASEs within the EECS/DS departments conducted a survey of approximately 10% of undergraduate and graduate academic student employees in EECS/DS. Here's what we found. 55% reported being overworked. 38% of…