On Labor Day, members of the UC-AFT Statewide Council unanimously endorsed the following statement written by UCR member-leader James...
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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,...
The coalition of UC unions condemns Trump’s attacks on the University of California and the Californian economy (8/25/25)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The coalition of UC unions condemns Trump’s attacks on the University of California The Coalition of UC...
“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...
“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...






