48,000 employees at the University of California represented by UAW 4811 will be voting to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike action from May 13-15. We don’t know the outcome of the vote yet, but we wanted to provide UC faculty information in case these workers do choose to go out on strike. These FAQ […]
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) denounces the growing number of attempts to intimidate, repress, and criminalize campus protests of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza that is supported economically and politically by the United States. Many of us have watched in horror as colleagues and students at pro-Palestinian encampments have been arrested and subjected […]
On May 13-15, 2024, UAW 4811* union members will vote on whether or not to go on strike for unfair labor practices (ULP). These ULP charges focus on forcible arrest of non-violent political protesters; the unlawful departure and unilateral change of the University from its existing workplace free speech policies without providing notice or bargaining; […]
May 1 is an international day to support, honor, and celebrate the workers of the world—including academic workers. We stand in solidarity with the many faculty who, in recent days, have defended the right of students to protest peacefully on American campuses and, in response, have been beaten, disciplined, and even incarcerated. In the same spirit of […]
The Executive Board of the Santa Barbara Faculty Association (SBFA) supports the statement below from the UC-wide Council of Faculty Associations (CUCFA) about the urgency of defending academic freedom and the free speech rights of instructional faculty and students when they are under selective attack in times of conflict and tension. With CUCFA’s American Association of University Professors […]