Voting closes today
A reminder that the UC Davis Academic Senate is holding a no confidence vote in President Drake. Voting ends today. If you have not already voted on this issue, please do so:
What are our next steps? Answering the big question
Dear DFA members, I am forwarding to you an invitation that Walter Leal is sending out. While this is not a DFA event, I think this will likely be of interest to you. In a followup message he added: “If…
UC: Stop the Healthcare Hike!
Dear Faculty, The Davis Faculty Association (DFA) would like to alert you to an important letter protesting the massive increases in health care costs for UC faculty and staff. The letter has been initiated by the UC Union Coalition, of…
Higher Ed Votes event
Dear DFA members, The Davis Faculty Association partners with the national organization Higher Ed Labor United (HELU). Join HELU and international unions AFT, AAUP, CWA, and UAW for a Higher Ed Votes zoom rally this coming Monday, Oct. 28th, at…
Letter to UC regarding COLA and medical plan costs
Dear DFA members, Our colleague Walter Leal has forwarded the following note asking faculty to sign on to the letter to President Drake, Provost Newman & Academic Senate Chair Cheung regarding COLA and medical plan costs. Dear Colleagues, We wrote…
Welcome to 2024-25
Dear DFA members, UC Davis friends and colleagues, I hope your quarter is starting off well and that you had a relaxing or productive summer, or perhaps both! While we are settling into the new academic year, fine-tuning our curriculum,…
We Have Joined In Filing Academic Freedom Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against UC
The Davis Faculty Association participated in the UC-wide Unfair Labor Practice charges filed by the Council of UC Faculty Associations, the DFA, and six other FA chapters on September 19th. Faculty rights to teach, speak, and assemble are fundamental to…
Proposed revision to APM-016
UC proposes adding a section to the Academic Personnel Manual’s section on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline (APM-016). Specifically, a pause on the merit and promotion process is proposed when there is even an uninvestigated allegation of misconduct.…
Our concern about the new UCOP policy on disciplinary actions
The DFA board recently became aware of new University of California Office of the President disciplinary guidelines that apply to Senate faculty, which also are one of the alleged unfair labor practices on which UAW 4811 are currently striking. The…
What to know about Tuesday’s UAW 4811 strike
Dear UC Davis Senate Faculty, You likely have heard that UAW 4811 has called on its members at UC Davis to “stand up” on Tuesday, May 28, and go on strike. The UAW is striking over alleged UC unfair labor…