Apologies for interrupting what we hope is a productive and restful summer. We write to give an update on the imposition of Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response, also known as EDR. As UCSBFA and CUCFA have noted already, Trellix is a software that grants itself unrestricted root-level access to faculty computers, thereby enabling comprehensive and […]
The UAW “Stand Up” strike has arrived at UCSB. We invite all senate faculty to read CUCFA’s FAQs so you can learn about your rights and obligations regarding the strike. We would also like to correct and clarify some misleading communications by the EVC Office to faculty of May 16, May 29, and May 31. While the May 16 email […]
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; […]