On July 6th we delivered the following letter to Senator Carol Liu, the author of SB 42, and to the members of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, who planned to discuss SB 46 July 7th. UPDATE: On July 15th, SB Read More …
By Joe Kiskis (UC Davis) This note makes a few comments on the final UC budget for 2015-2016 and then focuses on points related to the UC Pension Plan (UCRP). To some extent, it updates previous comments here by including Read More …
The board of the Council of University of California Faculty Associations endorses the recent American Association of University Professors resolution on proposed actions by the Wisconsin state legislature to weaken academic freedom and shared governance in the University of Wisconsin Read More …
As the Legislature and Governor enter the end game for the 2015-2016 budget, here is a review of provisions related to UC in the Governor’s latest budget proposal—the May revise, which is now being considered by the Legislature. It appears Read More …
The following letter was sent to legislative leaders and the members of the budget conference committee. This letter contains comments from the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) on some aspects of the May revise that relate to the University Read More …
This past February, the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) became aware that the UC administration was considering plans to restructure the health benefits for all University of California employees. At a meeting of the UC Senate Faculty Welfare Committee, John Stobo, Vice Read More …
UC has now responded to the letter we sent on April 7th. The response is reprinted below: Thank you for sharing the Council of UC Faculty Associations’ letter of April 7 to President Napolitano regarding the possible restructuring of Read More …
April 13, 2015 Senator Richard Pan State Capitol Building, Room 4070 Sacramento, CA 95814 fax: 916-651-4906 Re: SB 424 (Pan) as introduced February 25, 2015 Position: Oppose Dear Senator Pan, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) strongly opposes SB Read More …
Update: The healthcare petition has been sent to President Napolitano. It generated 2, 611 signatures, the vast majority senate faculty. The original announcement and call for signatures is below: Dear Colleague, As you may be aware, the University of Read More …
Dear Colleagues, A year ago Colleen Lye and James Vernon, co-chairs of the Berkeley Faculty Association, drew the attention of faculty across the ten campuses of the University of California to the continuing degradation of their pensions, benefits and salaries. Read More …