Student government leaders at the University of California, Los Angeles have been accused of discriminating against Jews and Zionists in hiring practices, according to a complaint filed this week.
A petition of consideration filed to UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) Judicial Board last week alleges that USAC Cultural Affairs Commissioner (CAC) Alicia Verdugo directed her staff to discriminate against Zionists when reviewing job applications.
A screenshot of a group message from Verdugo included in the petition shows her alerting her staff that Zionists were applying, and asking them to vet applicants.
“PSA lots of zionists are applying — please do your research when you look at applicants and I will also share a doc of no hire list during [the] retreat,” Verdugo wrote in a group chat.
The complaint, filed by Bella Brannon, Editor-In-Chief of Ha’Am,…
