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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Dear Colleagues, We write to share information with you about the possibility of an upcoming strike by UAW, and to remind everyone of faculty rights in the event of such a strike. 48,000 employees at the University of…
Dear DFA Members, The DFA board has voted to endorse a letter that the Council of UC Faculty Associations has prepared protesting the UC administrations response to the ongoing non-violent protests on its campuses, demanding specific changes in the administration’s…
Dear DFA members, I am writing to bring you up to date on the most recent developments related to our efforts to protest the dramatic increases in health care plan costs introduced in last November’s Open Enrollment. As you know,…
I am forwarding the message copied below, which was sent to the DFA and other UC Faculty Associations on behalf of the chair of the Irvine Faculty Association. Don Palmer, DFA Chair Dear FA colleagues: I write on…
