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UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Session #15 UC Riverside

Submitted by bquirk on March 10, 2020 - 5:54pm

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March 6, 2020

UC Riverside

 

Here to Bargain despite UC Admin’s Shenanigans

Thousands of teaching faculty in our bargaining unit have been working for more than a month without a contract. As our volunteer bargaining team and a large contingent of student allies were settling into the designated bargaining room on Friday morning, the UC’s negotiators tried to move the session to an off-campus location because, in their words, the on-campus location was “disruptive.”

Ways You Can Support Preuss Teachers

Submitted by bquirk on March 9, 2020 - 5:32pm

Check here for information on how you can support Preuss teachers on March 11 and beyond.  
 

Faculty Organization UAW 2865 – UC Graduates Solidarity Statement

Submitted by bquirk on March 5, 2020 - 5:40pm

UAW 2865 – UC Graduates Solidarity Statement

To the Regents of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California and all UC campus chancellors,

On Monday February 24th, the UC administration filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the graduate student employees union, UAW 2865. We oppose these anti-union practices and the attempt to silence and retaliate against UC graduate students and their union.

UC-AFT Statewide Officer Candidate Statements 2020-2021

Submitted by bquirk on February 20, 2020 - 9:53am

University Council Statewide Officer Candidates, 2020-2021

To University Council - AFT
February 20, 2020

Nominations for statewide officer elections closed on February 20. Nominations have been made for all offices.  All nominees were informed of their nomination and of the February 20 deadline to accept their nomination and announce their candidacy. All candidates are listed below. Candidate statements will be posted here as soon as they are submitted by the candidates. Click the name of the candidate to read their statement, or scroll down for all statements.

UC-AFT Condemns President Napolitano's Threat to Fire Striking Academic Student Employees

Submitted by bquirk on February 19, 2020 - 12:41pm

UC-AFT logo transparent.pngFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UC-AFT CONDEMNS PRESIDENT NAPOLITANO’S THREAT TO FIRE STRIKING ACADEMIC STUDENT EMPLOYEES

University Council-American Federation of Teachers

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UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Update and FAQ

Submitted by bquirk on February 11, 2020 - 8:49am

UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Update and FAQ's
February 11, 2020

By Mia L. McIver, Ph.D.
Pre-Continuing Lecturer, UCLA Writing Programs
President, UC-AFT
Chief Negotiator, UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Unit
mmciver@ucaft.org

Click the questions below to raise the response on the screen, or scroll down to read the full FAQ's. 

Call for Nominations for University Council Statewide Officer Candidates, 2020-2021

Submitted by bquirk on February 5, 2020 - 4:26pm
Call for Nominations for University Council Statewide Officer Candidates, 2020-2021
 
To University Council - AFT
February 5, 2020
 
Please submit nominations for UC-AFT officer candidates for the following positions to the Nominations Committee members listed below by February 20, 2020. Nominations will close on February 20, except where no nomination has been made for an office.

Candidates requested for:

UC-AFT Table Team Statement on Contract Expiration and Feb 3 Rallies

Submitted by bquirk on February 1, 2020 - 1:02pm

We started this bargaining campaign with one goal in mind: for the University of California to be the standard-bearer in fair, equitable working conditions for contingent faculty. As your bargaining team, we’ve poured ourselves into proposals that will ensure UC students get a world-class education and dramatically raise (to a basic level) the standard of living for UC’s teaching faculty.

Feb 3--Stand Up for Teaching Rally Information

Submitted by bquirk on February 1, 2020 - 12:36pm

Stand Up for Teaching Rallies--Monday Feb 3 (Be there...really!!)

Davis
Steps of Mrak Hall @ noon
 
Berkeley
Sproul Plaza, noon

  • 12:00 -- Opening - Crystal Chang Cohen (5 minutes)

  • 12:05 -- Labor Choir Song 1

  • 12:10 -- Student Speeches

    • James Kennerly - YDSA

    • Sheyda Khonji - USAS 720/AFSCME

    • Mac Hoang - Underground Scholars

UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Session #14 UC Davis January 29-31, 2020

Submitted by bquirk on February 1, 2020 - 9:34am

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January 29-31, 2020
UC Davis

Contract Expired...Here’s Why and What it Means

At the end of the day on January 31, after three days of bargaining, UC’s team offered a two month contract extension. In response, our team followed the plan we agreed to with our statewide Contract Campaign Committee, and we made a counter offer that would allow a one month extension if UC would sign an agreement to address a standing grievance over salary increases and to commit to pass proposals by February 21 that would accept key concepts from our workload and job security demands.