CUCFA does not yet have a position on either whether the substance of the recently modified Patent Agreement actually changes the terms of the previous agreement, nor on whether there has been sufficient consultation with the Academic Senate. Questions have Read More …
For more information about what Propositions 30 and 38 mean for UC, read the Berkeley Faculty Association’s two page explanation of why we are recommending Yes on Proposition 30, No on Proposition 38. For information on Proposition 32, here is Read More …
September 5, 2012 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: UC Faculty Support SB 259 Dear Governor Brown, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) wish to Read More …
A signature goal of Governor Brown has been public employee pension reform. This is conceptually and politically linked to his budget initiative. Today the governor and legislative leaders announced a compromise agreement. It is possible that this will be quickly Read More …
August 6, 2012 Senator Michael J. Rubio State Capitol, Room 2066 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 327-5989 RE: SCA 22 Dear Senator Rubio, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) shares your concerns about access to the University of California Read More …
A similar letter was sent on the same day to Senator Darrell Steinberg, Chair of the Senate Rules Committee. July 29, 2012 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: Read More …
July 20, 2012 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: University of California pension reform: already completed Dear Governor Brown, I write to convey the position of the Council Read More …
by Bob Meister, President, Council of UC Faculty Associations and Professor of Political and Social Thought, UC Santa Cruz This week’s budget endgame presents leaders in the Senate and Assembly with a rare opportunity to stand up for the California Read More …
June 13, 2012 Vice Provost Susan Carlson 1111 Franklin St., 11th Fl. University of California Oakland, CA 94607 Re: Support for proposed changes to APM 010 and 015 Opposition to the proposed change to APM 016 Dear Vice Provost Carlson, Read More …
UC President Mark Yudof and Governor Jerry Brown are working out a deal behind closed doors that will loosen the most important ties between the university and the state. Although they will both praise the deal by saying that it Read More …