On Friday, January 23, 2023, our Minnesota union siblings–including the St. Paul Federation of Educators (AFT) and the Minneapolis...
RESOLUTION (Passed 1/20 by UC-AFT Council): Solidarity with Striking Minnesota Workers on January 23, 2026
News
Broad Coalition of Faculty, Staff, Students, and Unions Unite to Defend University of California System From Trump-Vance Administration Assault (9/6/25)
Lawsuit Challenges Administration’s Intimidation and Targeting of Higher Education San Francisco, CA – A broad coalition of faculty,...
“UCI community rallies to save the humanities after massive cuts,” New University (6/10/25)
As UCI proposes drastic 9% cuts to its School of Humanities, UC-AFT teaching faculty and graduate student workers from UAW...
“Betrayed: UC is about to make $267 MILLION in Unnecessary Budget Cuts…” (5/25/25)
Our VP of Legislation, Trevor Griffey, has published a new piece about the devastating budget cuts being imposed on our...
“UCSC faculty survey describes ‘potential extinction-level event’ for programs…” Santa Cruz Lookout (5/23/25)
In this piece from the Santa Cruz Lookout, Hillary Ojeda describes a recently released report by two Faculty Committees — the Committee...
CFT/UC-AFT statement on California May Revise (5/15/25)
Following Gov. Newsom’s announcement about his revised budget, UC-AFT and our parent union CFT issued the following statement: “Today’s proposal...
Preuss Teachers fight for a Fair Contract – Feb. 2025
Student journalists at the Preuss School (UCSD) issued this report on their teachers’ ongoing fight for a fair contract, including...
UC-AFT Anti-Racism Committee Statement on Termination of Student Visas
UC-AFT Anti-Racism Committee Statement on Termination of Student Visas as endorsed by UC-AFT Council April 19 The UCAFT Anti-Racism...
“Trump administration begins interviewing UC faculty as part of antisemitism probe” Politico (4/10/25)
In this article from Politico about the Trump Administration’s request for information about teaching faculty, President Katie Rodger affirmed UC-AFT’s...
CUCFA and UC-AFT Letter to Drake on revocation of student visas (4.6.25)
After an announcement over the weekend that the Trump administration has revoked the visas of some 44 international students at...
“UCI’s School of Humanities Is Kicking Its Dedicated Critical AI Researcher to the Curb” Citric Acid, 2025
Our colleagues at Citric Acid have published a version of the speech which UCI Lecturer and Academic Researcher Prof. Ricky D. Crano...
Message to Drake and the Regents, 3/20/25
In response UC President Michael V. Drake’s March 19 announcement of a UC-wide hiring freeze, UC-AFT President Katie Rodger issued the...
