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UC-AFT Insider Archive

The UC-AFT Insider is a monthly e-mail announcement covering current UC topics and information of interest to UC-AFT members.  The Insider is distributed during the first week of every month during the academic year.

 

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UC-AFT Insider January 2021

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January 11, 2021

UC-AFT Insider October 2020

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UC-AFT Insider November 2019

University Council-AFT Insider
November 7, 2019

 

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UC-AFT Insider October 2019

University Council-AFT Insider
October 3, 2019

 

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UC-AFT Insider August 2019

University Council-AFT Insider
August 7, 2019
 

Action Item: Sign and Share our Faculty Equity 1% Salary Petition

In this issue:

  • Check Your Stub: Aug 1 Pay Increases…Short 1% and Other Problems
  • UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Update #5…UC Calls Names and Walks Out
  • L.A. Fed Op-Ed, by Daniel Schoorl…UC-AFT Reinvigorated Post-Janus
  • UCLA Temporary Librarians Honored for Activism by Society of American Archivists

UC-AFT Insider June 2019

University Council-AFT Insider
June 9, 2019

In this issue:

  • UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Update: Session #2 at UCR
  • UC Retirement System Advisory Board Election--Vote by June 17
  • AFT Contingent Faculty Quality of Work Life Survey
  • Member Spotlight: John Rundin--Political Power Broker (VP for Legislation), Classicist, Cyclist and Reader

UC-AFT Insider May 2019

University Council-AFT Insider                   
May 3, 2019

In this issue:

  • Librarians Ratify New Five-Year Contract with 20.6-23.6% Raisesucaft190329a.png
  • UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Demand Ratification & Bargaining Update #1
  • Council Executive Board Election Results
  • AFSCME Strike May 16:  Guidance for UC-AFT Members

UC-AFT Insider March 2019

University Council-AFT Insider 
March 18, 2019

In this issue:

  • Strike! UPTE and AFSCME to Hit the Picket Line on March 20: Guidance for UC-AFT Members
  • Lecturer Bargaining: 1000+ Survey Responses Received & Bargaining Dates Set
  • Librarian Bargaining Heats Up
  • UC-AFT Advocacy Day April 2
  • Statewide Council Elections…Candidate Statements Posted

UC-AFT Insider February 2019

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February 14, 2019

In this issue:

  • Lecturer Bargaining…Lively Preliminary Session at UCI on January 30
  • Love Your Librarian with a Contract
  • Statewide Council Officer Elections…Nominations Period Open Now!
  • UC-AFT Advocacy Day April 2

UC-AFT Insider January 2019

University Council-AFT Insider                   
January 15, 2019

In this issue:

  • New Year’s Message from UC-AFT President, Mia McIver
  • Red for Ed—UTLA Strike and Support Actions…Oakland Heats Up
  • Librarian Bargaining Continues with Sessions at Davis and UCLA
  • Lecturer Negotiating Team Selected…Bargaining to Kickoff at UC Irvine January 30

UC-AFT Insider December 2018

University Council-AFT Insider 
December 7, 2018

In this issue:

  • Librarians Ramp Up Bargaining Campaign…Member Workshops, Media and More…
  • Contract Negotiation Count Down…Non-Senate Faculty (NSF) Bargaining on the Horizon
  • NSF Contract Campaign Committee Elected—Bargaining Survey Coming Soon!
  • College Scholarships for Dependents of Union Members…Deadlines Approaching

UC-AFT Insider October 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
October 18, 2018

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UC-AFT Insider September 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
September 14, 2018

In this issue:

  • Librarian Bargaining Heats Up with Contract Expiration Looming
  • Some Progress in Lecturer Negotiations Over Janus Effects and NEO’s
  • Save the Date: Lecturer New Employee Orientations
  • AFT Class Action Suit Against Navient…You May Be Eligible!

UCAFT Insider: August Raises!

Hello Local 6366,

 

Below please find the August edition of UCAFT Insider, featuring the Librarian Bargaining update, and our new August COLA raises. 

 

In addition, I am happy to announce that Dr. Iris Ruiz, Continuing Faculty in the Writing Program, is taking over as our new Grievance Steward. She has a history of exploring and addressing issues of diversity in higher education and will be a formidable advocate in defense of our contracts. Thank you for supporting our various causes, Iris! 

 

Cordially,

 

John Haner

UC-AFT Insider August 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
August 8, 2018

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UC-AFT Insider May 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
May 1, 2018
 

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UC-AFT Insider March 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
March 13, 2018

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UC-AFT Insider February 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
February 7, 2018

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UC-AFT Insider January 2018

University Council-AFT Insider
January 11, 2018
 

In this issue:

·California Teacher Features UC-AFT Member Organizers

·Candidates for Lt. Governor to Address Council Meeting in Berkeley Jan 13

·Know Your Rights: Paid Leave for Jury Duty with Substitute

·In Case You Missed It: Oct 31 Op-ed by Karl Lisovsky

 

UC-AFT Insider December 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
December 10, 2017
 

In this issue:

·CFT Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund

·New Employee Orientation Agreements: First Ever Lecturer (Unit 18) Specific Orientations

·Action Alert: UC-AFT Resolution in Opposition to GOP Tax Bills

·No Accountability for UC’s Top Brass--Napolitano Audit Scandal

·Update from Churning Meeting at UCLA

 

UC-AFT Insider November 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
November 9, 2017
 

In this issue:

·UC-AFT…by the Numbers

·Part-Time Faculty Health Benefits Eligibility Guide

·Labor Lexicon: Post-6 Avoidance or Churning

·Collective Bargaining in Higher Education Regional Conference Long Beach

UC-AFT Insider October 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
October 9, 2017
 

In this issue:

·New Employee Orientations Bargaining Update #2

·Resolution In Support of Racial Justice

·UC-AFT Gets Organized—A Statewide Overview

·Supreme Court Grants Petition on Janus v. AFSCME

·CFT Straw Poll for California Governor Endorsement

UC-AFT Insider September 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
September 14, 2017

In this issue:

·AB 119 Bargaining Update: Meaningful Improvements to New Employee Orientations

·Successful Effects Bargaining Over Library Reorganization at UCR

·UC-AFT Statement Opposing DACA Cancellation

·Mia McIver’s Public Comment at the September 13 Regents Meeting

·Pubs and Pieces--Our Work, In Brief: Sasha Abramsky’s Jumping at Shadows

UC-AFT Insider August 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
August 10, 2017

In this issue:

·Salary Increase Arrives in August 1 Paychecks

·Dirks Smirks—434,000 Reasons to Smile

·AB 119: Bargaining Update and Survey

·ARL Diversity Scholar Award: Leyla Cabugos, UC Davis

·Know Your Rights: Unemployment Appeal Victory at UCSC!
 

UC-AFT Insider July 2017

University Council-AFT Insider        
July 9, 2017

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UC-AFT Insider May 2017

University Council-AFT Insider
May 3, 2017

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UC-AFT Insider April 2017

University Council-AFT Insider            
April 11, 2017

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UC-AFT Insider March 2017

University Council-AFT Insider            

March 8, 2017

In this issue:

·         Resolution in Defense of Science and in Support of April 22 March for Science

·         Statewide Officer Elections April 8 Oakland

·         Lecturer Inclusion Symposium at UC Merced

·         Dissertation Survey: Non- Senate Faculty of Color at Predominantly White Research Institutions

UC-AFT Insider February 2017

University Council-AFT Insider           
February 1, 2017

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UC-AFT Insider January 2017

University Council-AFT Insider           
January 12, 2017
 

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UC-AFT Insider December 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
December 13, 2016
 

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UC-AFT Insider November 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
November 7, 2016

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UC-AFT Insider September 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
September 12, 2016
 

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UC-AFT Insider June 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
June 2, 2016

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UC-AFT Insider May 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
May 11, 2016

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UC-AFT Insider April 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                    
April 5, 2016

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UC-AFT Insider March 2016

University Council-AFT Insider                     
March 3, 2016

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UC-AFT Insider--Very Close to A New Lecturer Contract

University Council-AFT Insider                    
February 4, 2016
 

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UC-AFT Insider: Back in Session--Let’s Organize for Bargaining!

University Council-AFT Insider                    
September 13, 2015

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University Council-AFT Insider August 2014

University Council-AFT Insider
August 4, 2014
 

Announcement:
UC-AFT Field Representative, Honora St.Clair, formerly Honora Keller, is transferring from San Diego to Riverside.  She will continue to work half time at Irvine in addition to Riverside.  UC-AFT thanks Honora for her great work in San Diego and welcomes her to Local 1966 in Riverside.

In this issue:

·       Ten Ways UC Faculty Can Combat Contingency and Support Lecturers Now

University Council-AFT Insider January 2014

University Council-AFT Insider
January 9, 2014

In this issue: 

·       Building a Stronger Union—UC-AFT Organizing in 2015

·       UC-AFT Plan for Enhancing Affordability, Access and Quality at UC

·       Major Victory at UCLA—An End to the Abuse of the Adjunct Professor Job Title?  

·       Know Your Rights—Non-Senate Faculty:  Article 8 Instructional Support

University Council-AFT Insider November 2014

University Council-AFT Insider
November 6, 2014
 

In this issue: 

·       Unit 18 Bargaining Survey Now Available Online

·       Welcome Us, Support Us, Thank Us—Recommendations for Our Tenure Track Colleagues

·       Do Student Evaluations Really Measure Teaching Effectiveness?

·       UC-AFT in the Library—Agreement Reached on Requests for Points in Librarian Merit Reviews

University Council-AFT Insider July 2015

University Council-AFT Insider                    
July 7, 2015
 

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UC-AFT Insider January 2015

University Council-AFT Insider
January 9, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider February 2015

University Council-AFT Insider
February 6, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider March 2015

University Council-AFT Insider
March 8, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider April 2015

University Council-AFT Insider
April 6, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider May 2015

University Council-AFT Insider                     
May 5, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider June 2015

University Council-AFT Insider                     
June 4, 2015

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UC-AFT Insider March 2011

University Council-AFT Insider
March 1, 2011

In this issue:

  • March 2nd Actions at UC and Statewide
  • Protecting American Workers, the Middle Class and Your Right To a Union
  • UC Regent, David Crane, Wants to Eliminate Your Union
  • Understanding the UC Budget Part II 
  • Unit 18 Bargaining Update #1

March 2nd Actions at UC and Statewide

Follow this link for a list of actions taking place on UC campuses and across the state.

UC-AFT Insider February 2011

University Council-AFT Insider
February 1, 2011

In this issue:

  • Budget Cuts Loom- Which Way to the May Revise?
  • Unit 18 Bargaining- Initial Proposals Exchanged
  • Reduced Social Security Deduction- Money for nothing?
  • Part Time Salary Scale and Benefits Equity Bill 

 

UC-AFT Insider January 2011

University Council-AFT Insider
January 3, 2011

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UC-AFT Insider November 2010

University Council-AFT Insider
November 1, 2010

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UC-AFT Insider October 2010

University Council-AFT Insider
October 1, 2010

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UC-AFT Insider June 2010

University Council-AFT Insider
June 3, 2010

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UC-AFT Insider May 2010

UC-AFT Insider
May 1, 2010

In this issue:

  • Post-Employment Benefits Presentations Over--Questions Remain
  • Alternative Commission on the Future of UC Convenes at UCLA
  • UC-AFT Legislative Update—Blocking Confirmation of Regent-designate Charlene Zettel
  • Bob Samuel’s Huffington Post Articles
  • Berkeley Inter-Collegiate Athletics Battle Continues

 

UC-AFT Insider April 2010

UC-AFT Insider
April 1, 2010

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