This speech was delivered on January 14, 2020 by Daniel Schoorl, UC-AFT V.P. for Organizing, at the Regents' Special Committee Meeting on Presidential Selection at UCLA.
UC Regents’ Special Committee Meeting January 14, 2020
When a contract expires and negotiations continue, a few things in the contract may be subject to change. This post explains those changes as they relate to the UC-AFT Faculty (Unit 18) MOU and it provides a brief description of the later stages of the negotiation process.
Solidarity from UC Senate Faculty: President of the Council of UC Faculty Associations Confronts UC Administration
Constance Penley, statewide president of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) and UCSB senate faculty member, read a statement from CUCFA in support of our bargaining campaign and added her own powerful words of solidarity. She warned UCOP representatives “not to underestimate the strength of the ladder faculty support for our colleagues who are lecturers” and noted that major faculty and scholarly organizations such as AAUP and MLA have prioritized improving conditions for contingent faculty nationwide. She stressed that UCOP needs to finally “recognize, respect and reward the vital contributions that lecturers -- our colleagues -- make to the campus community.”
UCLA Members and Supporters Pack the Room...Again!
Our members and student allies showed up in force at UCLA with a presence that filled the room all day. Several members gave moving testimony about failures in the appointment and reappointment process, delayed and/or forgotten merit reviews, including one unfairly punishing a new mother, as well as crooked attempts by the university to change employment terms mid-contract.
The statement below was posted to the CUCFA website on December 10, 2019. It was sent to Janet Napolitano and UC Academic Senate Chair, Kum-Kum Bahvnani, and it was read aloud by Constance Penley in our bargaining session at UCSB. Thanks and gratitude to our senate allies who are standing up to UC administrators in our fight for faculty equity and student success!
