UCM Chapter

Lecturers carrying banners, many wearing blue UC-AFT t-shirts, at UC Merced in 2019. The banner on the right reads "The UC Works Because We do" with hundreds of members' signatures. The banner on the left reads "Faculty Equity - Student Success."

Welcome to the page for the Merced chapter of UC-AFT! We may be the newest campus, but we have a strong group of dedicated individuals driven by student success and solidarity.

Your Chapter Governance

We have an Executive Committee with a Chair for each of the schools. Members can contact leadership or their chair with any concern.

Unit 18 Co-chair Mariana Abuan
Unit 17 Co-chair Jerrold Shiroma
Executive Chair of SNS: Vacant
Executive Chair for SSHA and Council Delegate: Caleb Westby
Executive Shari for WRI: Michelle Toconis
Executive Chair for Engineering: Vacant
Executive Chair for Librarians: Vacant
Steward: Heather Devrick

 

We also have a group of dedicated folks acting as “CATs.” These are more active and vocal members of our union who help collect information, distribute information, and organize campaigns in their individual areas. Our Grievance Committee that meets regularly to strategize and actively defend our contract through labor-management meetings and the grievance process. We welcome all members to take an active role in your contract compliance. Finally, we have a group of union volunteers who are the Professional Development Fund (PDF) Committee. This group meets and distributes contractually-obligated funds from the university for our members use.

Please consider joining one or more of these effective committees dedicated to serving the membership.