Year 2008

CUCFA Actions Update

This past year has been a busy one for the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA), the systemwide umbrella organization that the DFA is a part of. As the state’s budget situation has grown worse, CUCFA has spent more time…

Changes to your UCRP benefits administration

The message below, written by CUCFA Vice President Joe Kiskis, is being forwarded to the members of the DFA at the request of DFA Chair Ian Kennedy: ————————— Hi, folks. Attached [PDF], please find the official Senate position on the…

The State of Shared Governance

by Ian Kennedy The following paragraph (p.8) in the annual report on The State of Shared Governance by UC Senate Chair, Michael Brown, was spotted by a DFA member. We share it below with our bold highlighting added. Some of…

Information about HCRA and COBRA accounts

UCOP continues to make changes to our benefits programs. See the notice below that was received by CUCFA. Begin forwarded message: Re: Administration of Flexible Spending Accounts and COBRA  Administration. For your information, the University of California is assessing proposals…