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 necessarily reward those things.” Read more at kvpr.org
“We’re eating into our savings.’ A budget crunch at UC Merced hits campus lecturers” KVPR (2024)
