The 15,000 members of AFSCME 3299’s patient-care unit, plus 9,000 from AFSCME’s service unit and 15,000 research, technical and health-care professionals represented by UPTE-CWA, have announced a strike for October 23 through 25. According to the Sacramento Bee, “Both AFSCME…
Prepared on behalf of the DFA Board by Joe Kiskis As a service to Davis Faculty Association members, this informal newsletter will be emailed to members several times a year as developments warrant. The goal is to draw attention to…
The following letter was prepared by DFA Executive Board member Joe Kiskis: The Retiree Health Working Group convened by UCOP has released an Interim Summary of different options for saving UC money. The Working Group has not yet formulated its…
News and Updates from the Davis Faculty Association (DFA) February 21, 2018. Prepared on behalf of the DFA Board by Joe Kiskis and Eric Hays The DFA board welcomes input from members via contact information at Faculty interested in…
Prepared on behalf of the DFA Board by Joe Kiskis. FLASH: four new Regents appointed today, June 2. See next edition for comments. Topics in this news update: Davis Faculty Association membership building Phil Kass to Vice Provost Academic Affairs…
Professor Celeste Langan spoke on behalf of the UC Faculty Associations at the July 22, 2015 UC Regents meeting during the public comment period. Below is a copy of her full comments: As co-Chair of the Berkeley Faculty Association…
