Representing Non-Senate Faculty and Librarians of the University of California
Budget Crisis
The University Council - American Federation of Teachers is committed to protecting access, affordability and quality at the University of California. The long term trend of defunding of higher education by the State of California has reduced the UC's academic budgets to the point where these three key tenets of our model public university are all in serious jeopardy. To make matters worse, the leadership of the University of California, headed by UC President Mark Yudof, is framing these fundamental changes to the University as necessary and unavoidable, while failing to advocate in any meaningful way for the continuation of UC's egalitarian tradition. In fact, the Office of the President has consolidated deep and likely permanent cuts in core instructional areas, while maintaining funding for private and profit making sectors of the University.
UC-AFT advocates the following measures for the reform of higher education funding and UC budget priorities:
State of California
- Progressive tax reform, including reinstatement of 10% an 11% brackets and closing corporate tax loopholes
- Oil severance tax
- Reform of Prop 13
- Budgetary and accounting transparency, including access to UC's feduciaries
- Legitimate and open dialogue about UC's major funding pools including investment accounts and reserves
- An investigation into the reasons for the rampant growth of administrative and executive positions throughout the system
Publications
Media
Links, Blogs, etc.
University Council -- AFT
274 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510-740-0145
fax: 510-808-0378
