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“University librarians negotiate contract as expiration approaches” Daily Cal (2024)

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Members of the Unit 17 bargaining team and their supporters gather outside a bargaining session in April, 2024. Most are wearing dark blue t-shirts with the UC-AFT logo and raise their fists.

As Unit 17 Vice President Kendra Levine says in this article, our UC-AFT Librarians are fighting for recogniztion that they do more than just help students; they are scholars and researchers in their own right. “If we’re academics, then we should… be held to the same standards as all the other (principal investigators) on campus,” […]

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“We’re eating into our savings.’ A budget crunch at UC Merced hits campus lecturers” KVPR (2024)

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A banner fixed to a truck with a kayak sticking out of the back reads "Teaching is a Career!"

Despite winning increased job security in our 2021 contract campaign, lecturers at UC Merced are still fighting to prevent layoffs owed to their campus’ budget deficits. As lecturer Caleb Westby described, their plight is a reminder that “… no matter how much loyalty or work or effort you give to an institution, that institution doesn’t […]

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