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UC-AFT is the union of  non-Senate faculty and librarians working throughout the University of California. We represent over three thousand academic employees on all ten UC campuses. Since the formation of our union in 1982, we have worked to improve wages, working conditions, job security and benefits for our members. Today, our lecturers have one of the strongest non-Senate faculty contracts in the nation. Yet, our struggle continues for market rate salaries, adequate professional development funding, reasonable workloads, better job security, and ultimately, an equitable system of academic appointments for librarians and teaching faculty at UC.

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UC-AFT Works to Block Legislative Confirmation of Regent Zettel

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 12:23
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UC-AFT and the UC union coalition are continuing our work to block confirmation by the State Senate of UC Regent designate Charlene Zettel.  Zettel is a former republican State Assembly member from east San Diego County.  Her bio is available here: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regbios/zettel.html

March 4 Education Ends with Large Rally in State Capitol

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 11:21
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2nd Statewide Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education 4/24 in L.A.

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 13:24
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Please click the article title above to see the full announcement for the April 24th Statewide Mobilizing Conference.


UCSD Coalition Letter to V.C. Paul Drake re: Ricardo Dominguez

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 14:33

April 5, 2010

 

Professor Paul Drake, Senior Vice-Chancellor Acadamic Affairs

UC San Diego

9500 Gilman Dr.

La Jolla

Academic Freedom Under Attack at UC--A Public Statement by UCR Lecturer Ken Ehrlich

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 09:19

Dear Colleagues,

UC-AFT Resolution on Academic Freedom--A Response to UC Investigations into Faculty Activism

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 09:17

UC-AFT Resolution on Academic Freedom in light of UCOP's recent efforts against initiatives by Senate and Non-Senate Faculty.

Whereas an internet performative collaboration, (http://bang.calit2.net), was done by U.C. faculty and

Whereas such action is part of a Senate faculty member's mode of often collaborative art practice and

Whereas this tenured Senate Faculty, Professor Ricardo Dominguez, was hired and promoted by the U.C. San Diego Visual Arts Department for this and other kinds of "new media" work and

March 4th a Success--Thousands Rally to Defend Public Education

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 17:04
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On October 24, 2009, students, faculty, and parents from around the state gathered in Berkeley to plan a statewide response to increases in class size, increases in fees, mass layoffs and chronic underfunding of our schools.  Accounts from attendees at the mobilizing day concede that not much was agreed upon other than to begin organizing a statewide day of action on March 4th.

UC-AFT Executive Board Election Results

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 13:01
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At our Spring Council meeting on April 3, the UC-AFT Council unanimously re-elected all  systemwide executive board officers for another one-year term of office.  

After the election, Council attendees gave a round of applause to all officers for their tireless and exceptional work on behalf of UC-AFT members.  

UC-AFT Executive Board Candidate Statements 2010

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UC-AFT holds elections for its systemwide executive board officers annually at our spring Council meeting.  Representatives from each campus local attending the Council meeting cast votes for their local.  The spring Council meeting will be held April 3, at the UCB Faculty Club.

Maintain the University of California's Vision

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:34
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Here's an excellent editorial from the March 1 New University.  This was written by UCI lecturer, Brook Haley, who will also be speaking at the UCI rally on March 4th.  

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