[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] HOME PRESS ROOM UPDATE ON THE ILE UPDATE ON THE ILE On December 18, 2003, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal state of emergency and unilaterally eliminated $2 million from the budget of the Institute for Labor and Employment (ILE)—the entire budget for the rest of the fiscal year. The Labor Center was directly affected by this move, as 75 percent of its budget had come from the ILE. In early 2004, due to the strong outpouring of public support, the University agreed to cover most of staff salaries through the end of the fiscal year in June. Throughout the spring of 2004, the Labor Center worked with its allies to get the ILE reinstated into the 2004-05 state budget, while concurrently taking steps to diversify its funding base. The Labor Center is delighted to report that the California budget for 2004-2005 has reinstated $3.8 million in funding for UC labor programs! This is a major victory and is a direct result of the incredible outpouring of help and support the ILE, the UC Labor Centers, and the UC Institutes of Industrial Relations received in this campaign. The links below provide information about these recent events. Progressives Lobby to Save UC Labor Think Tank from Governor’s Budget Berkeley Daily Planet, June 15, 2004 Labor Studies is Alone Under Gov.'s Budget Ax Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2004, by Evan Halper Labor Studies are Under Attack AFT On Campus, April 2004 UC Berkeley's Labor Institute Gets a Pink Slip from Schwarzenegger The California Report on KQED, January 30, 2004 The Governor vs. Labor San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2004 (editorial) Class Warfare The Nation, January 12, 2004, by David Bacon Governor cuts labor institute funding Sacramento Bee, December 20, 2003, by Andy Furillo [an error occurred while processing this directive]