Before we went to Irvine on June 11, we knew things would be different. First of all, the Local was planning a demonstration to protest reduced appointments for pre-continuing lecturers in the English Department for the upcoming year. Most people lost classes, and a few have not been reappointed.
The UC got wind of the protests, and moved our meetings from the Administration to the Student Center, and I was told to tell “my people” not to go to the Administration building. I found it amusing that anyone in the UC thinks that academic employees are controllable in that manner.
June 11-12 – Article 17 Layoff, Article 23 Summer Sessions, Article 9 Professional Concerns
While the folks on semester campuses were settling into their vacations, those of us on quarter campuses were fighting through the end of the Spring Quarter. In addition, we bargained with the University during Finals Week and the week after that (June 11-12 in Irvine and June 17-18 in San Diego).
On Thursday June 11, nearly 30 Lecturers at UCI attended Unit 18 contract negotiations to tell UC negotiators that stability in lecturer appointments matters. Lecturers read a statement protesting a proposal by the UCI Humanities Dean that would significantly impact lecturers and graduate students, while lowering the quality of instruction provided to undergrads. Read on to watch the video and sign the petition against the 5-2 plan.
