Victory for Andrew… Every Lecturer Deserves this Benefit

Negotiations at UCI began with a warm and heartfelt statement of gratitude from UCI lecturer, Andrew Tonkovich, who had just heard the day before the UC management granted his full paid medical leave for Fall quarter.  We made progress delivering our initial proposals on Continuing Appointment Review Process, Merit Review Process and a new Review Criteria article.  UC managers proposed drastic reduction in the length of notice in the case of layoff.

Powerful Member Testimonials: “The Workload is Too Damn High”
The UCLA bargaining session began, once again, with deeply personal and powerful member testimonials on negative impacts to our members, our families and to our careers from excessive workload, disrespectful hiring and reappointment practices, underemployment, and systematic, forced turnover.