#US / Israeli Postdoc sues UC Berkeley Student Union, Alleging anti-Semitic discrimination
Karin Yaniv, an Israeli postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, has filed a federal lawsuit against her graduate student union, alleging that the union has created a hostile work environment for Israeli Jews.
Yaniv claims the union's actions, which she characterizes as anti-Semitic, violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the California state law. The complaint details numerous instances of alleged discrimination, including the union making anti-Israel statements, supporting anti-Israel protests and the #BDS movement, and marginalizing Jewish union members. Yaniv seeks a court order to stop the alleged discrimination, require anti-discrimination training, and award damages. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Yaniv is represented by the Fairness Center. #Ynet published this story today with a typical hyperbolic "culture of anti-Semitism" in the headline, forgetting to explain to their readers that the so-called "Fairness Center" is a right-wing litigation center that primarily pursues anti-union litigation. It offers free legal aid to those allegedly harmed by public employee union officials. Nothing to do with anti-Semitism, it seems, rather union-busting.
https://www.fairnesscenter.org/cases/yaniv-v-uaw-4811-news-release/
PDF https://www.fairnesscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Yaniv-ECF-1-Complaint-Exs.-01.24.25.pdf
Hebrew https://www.ynet.co.il/judaism/article/hk67eknk1l
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