Below is a letter that CUCFA President Constance Penley sent to Academic Senate Chair Mary Gauvain about her letter in opposition to Assembly Bill 1550, legislation that CUCFA supports: Dear Chair Gauvain, I write to you about your letter to Assemblymember Jim Cooper in opposition to AB-1550 because I want to understand the concerns you…
May 1, 2021 The Honorable Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. California State Assembly State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0059 RE: AB-295 – Support, amendments suggested Dear Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, Our coalition was very happy to see that you have proposed legislation, AB-295, which would create a working group and pilot program for tuition and fee-free…
April 27, 2021 President Michael V. Drake Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Delivered via Email to: president@ucop.edu Dear President Drake, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) objects to the UC Systemwide Administration’s proposed revisions to the Universitywide Police Policies and Administrative Procedures. The regressive…
A public town hall entitled The Case for Tuition Free Higher Education – with a focus on the $66 Fix – was held in late February by the Progressive Democrats of America – California. The white paper on which much of the presentation was based is available online at: https://66fix.org/policy-paper/ And the recording is now…
April 12, 2021 The Honorable Jim Cooper, Chair Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee 1020 N Street, Room 153 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Assembly Bill 1550 (Rivas) Position: Support Dear Assemblymember Cooper: The Council of UC Faculty Associations supports Assembly Bill 1550 (Rivas). It would protect faculty bargaining rights by allowing faculty who are currently…
March 2, 2021 President Michael V. Drake Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Delivered via Email to: president@ucop.edu Dear President Drake, CUCFA is writing to support our UC Riverside colleagues’ fight against the disproportionate 11% cut their campus is receiving. This cut is the last straw…
A college education was once free for California residents. That’s right, during the post-WWII era, the greatest public university system in the history of the world cost nothing to attend. Californian prosperity skyrocketed during that era. What was great for California then will be great for California (and other states) now. Come learn how tuition-free…
[See the memo of CUCFA priorities that we sent to the meeting in advance. These priorities emerged from our productive January 25 town hall meeting to discuss what FA members wanted us to present to President Drake. Thanks to everyone who contributed to that meeting.] In attendance: Constance Penley (CUCFA President), Wendy Matsumura (CUCFA Vice-President),…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) is meeting with UC President Michael Drake on February 8, 2021, from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Attending for CUCFA: Constance Penley, President, CUCFA; Professor, Film and Media Studies, UCSB and Wendy Matsumura, Vice President, CUCFA; Associate Professor, History, UCSD. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations serves…
January 25, 2021 The Honorable Adam Gray California State Assembly State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: AB 237 (Gray) – The Public Employee Health Protection Act – SUPPORT Dear Assemblymember Gray: We support your proposed Public Employee Health Protection Act, AB 237, which would require public employers in the state to maintain existing health care…