CUCFA President Constance Penley has written to Academic Senate Chair Robert May and Academic Senate Vice Chair Kum-Kum Bhavnani about our ongoing concern for the lack of shared governance, this time in UC’s implementation of suggestions made in the Huron…
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…
With the start of a new academic year, it seems like a good time to introduce ourselves to new faculty (and perhaps reintroduce ourselves to continuing faculty): As many of you know, we are an association of faculty independent of…
As co-chairs of the Davis Faculty Association, we felt the post below, from Michael Meranze at “Remaking the University,” was worth bringing to your attention. – Richard Scalettar and Jesse Drew. As part of their negotiations with the university, UC…
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…
UC’s largest employee union (AFSCME 3299) has announced a strike for May 7 through May 9, and two other large UC unions (UPTE and CNA) have announced that they will strike in sympathy with the AFSCME local. The Sacramento Bee…
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…
Dear DFA colleagues, Many of the challenges faced by UC faculty that the DFA addresses are shared by UC staff. We therefore forward the email below, from UC librarians, to you. They are interested in our support. As you can…
The UC Student-Workers Union has begun collective bargaining with UC management, and is asking for the support of faculty in the current contract fight for better living and working conditions for graduate students. They are holding their next bargaining session…
In the wake of yet another horrendous shooting at a school campus, the Davis Faculty Association at the University of California at Davis expresses its support and encouragement of students and young people around the country who are demanding an…
