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UC-AFT Council Unanimously Endorses Statement on Prison Labor and in Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the 2016 Prison Strike (Sept. 9, 2026)

Posted on September 9, 2026

On Labor Day, members of the UC-AFT Statewide Council unanimously endorsed the following statement written by UCR member-leader James Anderson, in commemoration of the 2016 Prison Strike. The powerful statement of solidarity affirms the principals that incarcerated people organized and mobilized for in 2016 and advance the struggle for justice behind bars: we believe […]

“Lecturers’ union insists that humans teach UC classes,” Davis Enterprise (5/1/26)

Posted on May 4, 2026

On April 16, our Unit 18 Table Team passed their proposal for a new article on Technology in the Classroom (read more about the article here). Asked for comment on the bargaining session, David Skolnick (UC Berkeley) described the UC’s response: “they couldn’t answer the basic questions over security, over privacy, over durability, and management […]

Press Coverage: Statewide Day of Action for Unit 18 Sunshine, Feb. 19

Posted on February 26, 2026 (March 2, 2026)

On Thursday, February 19, the democratically-elected members of the UC-AFT Unit 18 bargaining team began their collective bargaining negotiations with representatives of the UC Office of the President (UCOP) at the UC Berkeley campus. At the meeting, they presented their initial list of bargaining priorities, including more equitable protections for academic freedom, new protections around […]

PRESS RELEASE: UC TEACHING FACULTY BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RALLIES STATEWIDE FEB. 19

Posted on February 19, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UC TEACHING FACULTY BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RALLIES STATEWIDE FEB. 19 Media Contacts: UC-AFT Director Bill Quirk bquirk@ucaft.org UC-AFT President Katie Rodger president@ucaft.org UC-AFT Communications communications@ucaft.org Teaching faculty at the University of California represented by UC-AFT (University Council-American Federation of Teachers), including non-tenured lecturers and K-12 teachers, will hold rallies across the […]

RESOLUTION (Passed 1/20 by UC-AFT Council): Solidarity with Striking Minnesota Workers on January 23, 2026

Posted on January 21, 2026 (January 21, 2026)

On Friday, January 23, 2023, our Minnesota union siblings–including the St. Paul Federation of Educators (AFT) and the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO–along with activists and community members have called a General Strike, “A Day of Truth and Freedom.” Today, Jan. 20th, your UC-AFT Council, the highest decision-making body in our union, voted unanimously […]

“Teachers at UC San Diego’s college-prep school launch 2-Day strike,” NBC7, 12/16

Posted on December 17, 2025

In this NBC7 coverage of the strike at Preuss School (UCSD), UC-AFT bargaining team member David Weber describes what Preuss teachers have been fighting for: “Ultimately, we’re hoping to create this school where people want to come and teach and kids want to come and learn,” Weber said. Watch the clip at NBC7 News and […]

Letter to Members Re: Peyrin Kao Suspension, UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter (12/17)

Posted on December 17, 2025 (December 22, 2025)

Dear UC-AFT Members: We are writing to you to express our outrage at Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin’s recommendation to suspend UC Berkeley lecturer Peyrin Kao for his free speech and expression, which are protected by the First Amendment and the principles of academic freedom, per UC policy and our union’s collective bargaining […]

“Under court order, UC publicly releases Trump administration’s $1.2-billion settlement proposal” L.A. Times, 10/24/25

Posted on October 25, 2025 (October 28, 2025)

In August, the Trump Administration suspended over $584 million of federal research grants to UCLA and issued a series of demands to the UC Board of Regents that UCLA would be required to meet in order for the grant-funding to be restored. UCLA was the first public university to receive such a demand from the […]

“Give In or Fight Back? Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump,” NY Times (9/27/25)

Posted on October 1, 2025

Our efforts to fight back against the Trump administration’s attack on the UC made the Sunday edition of the New York Times! While UC administrators are attempting to negotiate with the White House behind closed doors, UC-AFT joined with our fellow UC unions and Faculty Associations, which together represent over 100,000 UC workers, to defend our […]

Open Letter to Chancellor Lyons, from the Bay Area Chapter of UC-AFT (9/19/25)

Posted on September 19, 2025

Open Letter to Chancellor Lyons, from the Bay Area Chapter of UC-AFT View this as a PDF To: Rich Lyons, Chancellor of University of California, Berkeley From: the UC-AFT, Union of Lecturers and Librarians at UC Berkeley Friday, September 19, 2025 Chancellor Lyons, A member of our union, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences […]