Recent Stories

As Contract Expiration Approached, UC Canceled Day One of this Two Day Session

At 8pm on Monday the 13th, UC’s chief negotiator, Nadine Fishell, cancelled bargaining on 14th. This last minute cancellation cost us valuable time. The clock was ticking toward contract expiration and every minute counted. Most of our team had already travelled to Berkeley, so we made the most of it and had a productive day working in-person on our proposals.

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.”

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!

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Overview:

Since the last update (Sept. 6th) we have had the following bargaining dates on the books: