The recent librarian negotiations between UC-AFT and the university that resulted in the new point salary scale replacing the step salary scale included discussion about the rationale for moving to a more flexible scale, and assurance that the actual peer review process would not be affected by the change in the salary scale.
Union folks have a saying, “You are the U in Union” or something like that…Well, Mike Rotkin is just about every letter in UC-AFT. Mike was involved in the original organizing effort for a senate faculty union in the late 70’s. He was around when UC-AFT negotiated it’s first contract for non-senate faculty, and in the decades since, Mike has been president, VP of organizing, legislation and grievances, local president and steward, and chief negotiator for six Unit 18 contracts and two Unit 17 contracts. Mike is a walking archive of UC-AFT knowledge, trivia and lore.
Two full days of member outreach on four campuses (UCLA, UCB, UCD, and UCSD) resulted in over four hundred quality, in-person conversations with UC-AFT represented lecturers. 150 lecturers chose to sign a membership form and become UC-AFT members!
Andrew Tonkovich is a man about the town when it comes to reading, writing, teaching, talking and blogging about books and writing in the L.A. area. Mr.
During the month of April, UC-AFT will be gathering members and staff from around the state for a two-day member outreach event on each of the following campuses:
UCLA and UC Berkeley- April 15-16 UC Davis and UC San Diego- April 22-23 These four events are the kickoff of UC-AFT's systemwide You See (UC) Democracy? organizing effort.
Please see the message linked below from our sisters and brothers in the Graduate Instructors Union (UAW). It provides useful information for you and your students about the strike planned next week for Wednesday, April 2 (UCB and UCSC) and Thursday, April 3 on all campuses. We remind you that while you may not withhold your labor in sympathy with the UAW and its members, you may find creative and active ways to express your support for our colleagues in the UAW and we strongly encourage you to do so.
The Congressional Committee on Education & the Workforce just released a report entitled, Just-In-Time Professor, which focuses on the low pay, piece meal work, and poor access to benefits characterizing the majority of faculty jobs in American higher education. Bob Samuels’ recent blog about the report suggests a national solution for the problems of contingency in the academy.
Please see the message linked below from our sisters and brothers in the Graduate Instructors Union (UAW). It provides useful information for you and your students about the strike planned next week for Wednesday, April 2 (UCSC) and Thursday, April 3.
Mike Smith has been a map librarian for almost twenty years, the last seven of which he’s spent at UCSD where he’s also the GIS coordinator and the state and local documents librarian.
Andrew Tonkovich is a man about the town when it comes to reading, writing, teaching, talking and blogging about books and writing in the L.A. area. Mr.
strike planned next week for Wednesday, April 2 (UCSC) and Thursday, April 3.
Mike Smith has been a map librarian for almost twenty years, the last seven of which he’s spent at UCSD where he’s also the GIS coordinator and the state and local documents librarian.
