August 10, 2009 Dear UC President Yudof and President of the Board of Regents Gould, As officers of the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) and Chairs of several campus Faculty Associations, we see great value in your plan to appoint a Commission to develop a vision for the future of the University…
Report on Regents Meeting Bob Meister President, Council of UC Faculty Associations CUCFA spoke at the July 15 Regents meeting. We called attention to our lawyer’s letter, which says that the Regents would violate their own rules by acting on today’s agenda items. More specifically, adopting J1 (amending Standing Order 104 to allow declarations of…
On July 15th, CUCFA President Robert Meister spoke to the UC Regents during the public comment period. Here is the text of that speech: You can’t declare a financial emergency today without violating your own rules. Adopting J1 [the power to declare a financial emergency] violates the 30 day notice requirement for amending By-laws (By-law…
An image of CUCFA’s legal challenge of the legality of the emergency actions the Regents may take July 15th is available [PDF]. The text below was retyped from the linked to image and may have some errors. July 14, 2009 Via United States mail and facsimile Regents of the University of California 1111 Franklin St.,…
On July 13th, CUCFA President Robert Meister sent the following letter to Regents of the University of California. A printable PDF of the letter is available. July 13, 2009 Regents of the University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th floor Oakland, CA 94607 tel (510) 987-9220 fax (510) 987-9224 The Council of University of California…
On June 29th, CUCFA President Robert Meister sent the following letter to the authors of SCA 21 and ACA 24: June 29, 2009 Senator Leland Yee State Capitol, Room 4074 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 327-2186 Re: SCA 21 and ACA 24 Dear Senator Yee, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) believes that UC…
On June 4th, Joe Kiskis, CUCFA VP of External Relations, sent the following letter to the ten members of budget conference committee: June 4, 2009 Assemblymember Noreen Evans Chair, Budget Conference Committee fax 916-319-2107 Dear Assemblymember Evans, California’s present economic, fiscal, and political difficulties present the people of the state and their leaders with a…
On May 18th, Joe Kiskis, CUCFA VP of External Relations, sent the following letter to members of both the Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education: The Council of UC Faculty Associations asks that the Legislature rescind Section 92612.5 of the Education Code and restore the $20 million General Fund augmentation for UCRP that the…
April 28, 2009 Assemblymember Anthony Portantino State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0044 Fax: (916) 319-2144 Re: AB 53 as amended April 14, 2009 — Support if further amended Dear Assemblymember Portantino, We agree that this dire fiscal situation requires sacrifice. Indeed, in the present circumstances the University of California certainly has no plans…
April 20, 2009 Senator Leland Yee State Capitol, Room 4074 Sacramento, CA 94248-0001 Fax: 916-327-2186 Re: SB 219 — Support Dear Senator Yee, The Council of UC Faculty Associations continues to support your efforts to repair California’s whistleblower protection laws. We believe that UC employees should be provided with the same whistleblower protections and legal…