On Friday, January 23, 2023, our Minnesota union siblings–including the St. Paul Federation of Educators (AFT) and the Minneapolis...
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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,...
“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...
“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...
“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...
Free Speech Rally at UC Berkeley, March 19
UC-AFT member Stephen Rosenbaum (UCB Law School) was featured in this news segment about the Free Speech rally at UCB...
“UC Santa Cruz faces fresh round of austerity measures with systemwide hiring freeze” 3-19-25
In this recent article from the Santa Cruz Lookout about the UC-wide hiring freeze, UC-AFT campus rep Jeb Purucker highlighted...






