by Myrna Hays Background: When we reported on the threat to faculty salaries posed by the Governor’s 1999-2000 budget, which included a reduction of $51M from UC’s base budget and discontinuation of the $70M of one-time funding available in the…
Late in the academic year 1997-98, DFA learned through Ken Ealy, Employee Relations, that UCD planned to increase parking fees dramatically for 1998-99: “A” stickers (for faculty) rates would rise from $360 annually to $408 (monthly from $30 to $34).…
Key Legislation (Introduced as of Jan. 25): In keeping with Gov. Davis’s agenda for affordability, accessibility and accountability in education issues, several bills deal with admission issues and student fees [Note: The Regents discussed the possibility of raising student fees…
by Ben McCoy UC faculty systemwide strongly believe that research funding on their campuses has not kept up with increased costs, and that this has adversely impacted their research programs. The University Committee on Research Policy (UCORP) verified this view…
by Charles P. Nash A little less than a year ago, an article in this Newsletter entitled “Cyber Higher Ed” introduced its readers to several educational “innovations” that could/can seriously affect the intellectual property rights of faculty members everywhere. At…
by Peter L. Hays You’re Invited to A DFA Forum on Merits and Promotion Wednesday, Feb. 17, 4-6 p.m. in the Cabernet Room of the Silo Policies and procedures will be reviewed and case studies will be discussed. DFA members…
by Charles P. Nash As you may recall from our Nov. newsletter, the Regents requested funding for a COLA averaging 2% for all UC employees and an additional 0.2% parity adjustment for Academic Senate Faculty, designed to maintain parity with…
If you have looked at your Open Renewal packets for this month, you will see that one of the HMOs available to UCD employees is WHA, Western Health Advantage, a consortium composed of Woodland Clinic and Hospital, Mercy Healthcare, NorthBay …
Topics of CUCFA’s conversations with the UCOP have been on the fate of UC Care, Pru-High (especially as an affordable Medigap policy) , the development of risk adjustment policies in pricing, the need for greater freedom in out-of-area coverage and…
Now that the 1998-99 budget is in place and we are all enjoying the funding increases, including a 4.5 % salary increase for faculty, CUCFA is beginning to monitor the evolving 1999-2000 budget. UCOP presented a proposal at the October…
