UC-AFT stands in solidarity with UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW. UAW members are in a situation similar to the one UC-AFT faculty faced a year ago: having bargained hard with ambitious demands for a long time against an employer that has repeatedly broken state labor laws. UAW members’ choice to escalate their fight instead of giving up resembles the decision UC-AFT faculty made. Read on for clear guidance on rights and responsibilities, sample communications with departments, Q&A and more. Updated 12/09/2022
Mia McIver has announced her resignation as UC-AFT President effective on November 6. UC-AFT is now conducting a special election to fill her seat and the vacant Vice President for Unit 18. The nominations period opened on September 27 and closes on October 17.
Despite PERB's September 30 Compliant, which issues a strikingly clear and strong rebuke to Lab School administration for unfair labor practices committed in their refusal to negotiate with Demonstration Teachers, Lab School management has doubled down on their refusal to bargain. On October 7, the Lab School's attorney informed Demonstration Teachers that the school will continue to refuse to negotiate a full range of subjects, apparently, until they are forced to do so by a final decision from PERB. Demonstration Teachers will seek that final decision with all haste and will continue to fight for our rights and our school until we have a full contract that promotes excellent teaching and learning conditions at the Lab School.
This post is a letter sent by Demonstration Teachers to UCLA management and Lab School administration imporing them to resume bargaining over the full set of proposals made by our union's bargaining team.
UC-AFT has been announced as a finalist for the Delphi Award given annually by the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education in recognition of institutional and organizational efforts to improve working conditions for contingent faculty. Check here for descriptions of the two winning programs and the two finalists.
The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has issued a formal notice to UC that they appear to be in violation of labor law due to their refusal to negotiate mandatory subjects and a full contract with the Lab School Demonstration Teachers. This formal notice from PERB, called a complaint, validates Demonstration Teacher concerns on every point. Demonstration Teachers call on Lab School management and UCLA to come to the table now and negotiate in good faith on a full range of subjects.
On Thursday, September 29, Demonstration Teachers and Lab School management met for our eighth bargaining session. In this session, management passed a proposal on compensation that falls far short of Demonstration Teacher needs in several ways. Please read on for the full update.
Despite PERB's September 30 Compliant, which issues a strikingly clear and strong rebuke to Lab School administration for unfair labor practices committed in their refusal to negotiate with Demonstration Teachers, Lab School management has doubled down on their refusal to bargain. On October 7, the Lab School's attorney informed Demonstration Teachers that the school will continue to refuse to negotiate a full range of subjects, apparently, until they are forced to do so by a final decision from PERB. Demonstration Teachers will seek that final decision with all haste and will continue to fight for our rights and our school until we have a full contract that promotes excellent teaching and learning conditions at the Lab School.
