Proposition 1A: Part of the problem, not part of a solution. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations announced today that it opposes Proposition 1A on the May 19 Special Election ballot. Proposition 1A would exacerbate the structural deficiencies in California government, which already make it impossible for elected representatives to govern effectively and…
California legislators continue to wrangle over the state’s budget. The Legislative Analyst’s Office continues to try to label the current per student funding, reduced as it is over previous years, as full per student funding. CUCFA’s Vice President for External Relations, Joe Kiskis, continues to try to educate legislators that this ever diminishing number should…
On November 18, CUCFA Secretary Christine Rosen sent the following letter: Date: November 18, 2008 To: Mary Firestone, Chair, Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate George Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Janet Broughton, Dean of Arts and Humanities Fiona Doyle, Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering Carla Hesse, Professor of History Richard Mathies, Dean,…
On October 3, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: October 3, 2008 President Mark G. Yudof Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Dear President Yudof, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) has been closely following the efforts made this summer to outsource UCRP’s benefits administration….
On September 1, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: Mary Croughan, Chair Universitywide Academic Senate University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607-5200 Dear Chair Croughan, The Council of UC Faculty Associations is deeply concerned by the process being used to make a decision on the outsourcing of UCRP benefits administration. While…
On August 27, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: The Honorable Gene Mullin State Capitol… Re: AB 2296 – Support and request amendment Dear Assemblymember Mullin, While the Council of UC Faculty Associations strongly supports First Amendment rights, we deplore the use of violence against university researchers as an expression of protest. Measures such as…
On July 11, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: Dear Assembly Member Portantino, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) supports the concept of a governing board for UCRP that has employee representation provided that the constitutional language establishing that board allows for continuing sound management of the fund and protects its status as a…
On July 8, Robert Meister sent the following letter to UC President Yudof Dear President Yudof: The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) welcomes you to the University of California. CUCFA is an umbrella organization for individual Faculty Associations at each of the UC campuses. These are independent entities that represent the interests of faculty…
On June 23, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: Dear Assembly Member Torrico, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) supports the legislative appropriations process as the preferred means for determining funding levels for state programs. Within the context of ACA 16, we would like to comment on the funding level for higher education that…
On June 23, Joe Kiskis sent the following letter: Dear Assembly Member Portantino, ACA 5 proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a board of trustees to govern the provision of retirement benefits to employees or retirees of the University of California. The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) supports the goals of fairness, open governance,…