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July 28, 2020

Office of the President
University of California
1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor

Oakland, CA 94607

Sent Via Email: president@ucop.edu, regentsoffice@ucop.edu

Dear Presidents Drake and Napolitano:

Why might we need to strike?
Can we try other things first?
What changes to the contract would we be striking for?
What would a teaching faculty strike look like?
What would a strike look like during Covid-19?
How and when do we decide to strike?

UC Punts Again on Job Stability and Career Pathway

In short, on June 19:
Having taken three weeks to examine our emergency-formulated, extraordinary circumstance-motivated, burden-shouldering proposal for Job Stability and Career Pathway, UC negotiators were prepared to say … that they’ll have answers for us next time.

Then, on June 24:
UC’s negotiators responded to our job security proposal with the following: A supposal for a sideletter to the contract that would describe a “pilot program” to grant pre-continuing lecturers “the right” to inform their departments about courses we believe we are qualified to teach.

Every Spring at our statewide Council Meeting, we elect statewide officers for the next academic year. This year we are conducting a special election to fill our vacant Vice President for Grievances seat. The call for nominations and candidate statements are posted below.

Call for Nominations: Special Election for Vice President for Grievances (Term: July 11, 2020 - June 14, 2021)