CUCFA’s Executive Director, Eric Hays, spoke at the Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number 2 on Education Finance hearing today. Here is what he said: Good morning. I am here with the Council of UC Faculty Associations. I thank you all for Read More …
On March 19, 2023, CUCFA endorsed the following letter, which will be sent to President Drake, UC Chancellors, and Board of Regents calling for the inclusion of caste within the University of California’s anti-discrimination policy. To join this call, sign Read More …
Update: On March 2nd we delivered the letter to President Drake and the UC Regents with over 900 signatures. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA), in collaboration with University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), which represents over Read More …
Below is our letter from the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) and the Santa Cruz Faculty Association (SCFA) asking UC to cease and desist from interfering with faculty’s protected rights. ————————————————- January 17, 2023 Letitia Silas Executive Director, Labor Read More …
Today, CUCFA joined with other unions representing approximately 110,000 University of California workers—almost half the total workforce at California’s third-largest employer — to call on the University of California to divest more than $6 billion from Blackstone Investments, including nearly Read More …
January 4, 2023 Letitia Silas Executive Director, Labor Relations UC Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 CC: President Michael V. Drake Delivered via Email to: Letitia.Silas@ucop.edu Dear Labor Relations Executive Director Silas, We write collectively as Read More …
This is the third in a series of FAQ’s about the UAW strike. The first set of FAQs is available here. The second set is available here. Q1: Who will be responsible for the grading when the strike is resolved? Read More …
UAW 2865 President Rafael Jaime asked CUCFA to circulate this message of thanks to faculty for their support and solidarity. At this crucial phase of the strike and in the face of UC’s intransigence, he is asking us to call Read More …
Dear Colleagues, On Thursday, December 1, Senate faculty received a potentially misleading email from the President’s Office of the University of California, titled “Regarding Faculty Rights and Responsibilities,” and signed by Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Michael Read More …
Dear colleagues, We have entered the second week of the UAW multi-unit strike. CUCFA is inspired by our fellow academic workers represented by UAW, who are fighting to create a UC where everyone can live with dignity in the place Read More …