Unemployment Issue for Pre-six Lecturers (NON-Continuing lecturers)

Submitted by jnartenad on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:16

UC-AFT has been working on issues related to receiving unemployment when not working during the summer. This is an ongoing effort to define lecturer rights (does not apply to continuing lecturers who are not eligible in this particular situation).

Please refer to this page linked here for updates in the future as well.

SB 520 - Will your class be Moocanized?

Submitted by RGeery on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 09:21

If SB 520 passes, many students could be enrolling in a MOOC (Massive open online course) such as Coursera to take required undergraduate courses, bypassing the courses now offered on campuses by lecturers and faculty.  These courses will transfer in to the UC system, the SCU system, and the community college system with full credit.  Here is a link to the revised version of the bill as of April 17th, 2013. 

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=2013...

Who Owns a MOOC?

Submitted by jnartenad on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:57

March 19, 2013 - 3:00am

By

Ry Rivard

Faculty union officials in California worry professors who agree to teach free online classes could undermine faculty intellectual property rights and collective bargaining agreements.

Online Higher Education Issues

There are a lot of issues to consider as online education in several forms impacts our members: workload, intellectual property, quality of education, etc. Below are some links to consider the issues. The union will take positions related to online education, it is important that members communicate locally, and at the state level, on your views and concerns. This is your union to the degree that you speak up and as a union member act to influence its direction.

UC-AFT collection of online higher education articles and analysis.

Adaptability of Online Education--CCRC Publication

California State U. Faculty Authorizes Rolling Strikes

Submitted by jnarten1 on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:27
The California Faculty Association said Wednesday that its members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize two-day strikes at the 23 campuses of the California State University System if disputes with administrators over salaries and other issues are not resolved.

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/05/03/california-state-u-faculty-authorizes-rolling-strikes#ixzz1uDJUYfEp 
Inside Higher Ed 

A Message from Bob Samuels--UC-AFT Council Endorses a Dues Increase Vote

Submitted by jnarten1 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 02:18

 

Dear UC-AFT members, 

March 1-5 Week of Action in Defense of Public Education and Social Services

Submitted by jnarten1 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 02:16

 

Student groups and Occupy activists have called for a nationwide day of action in defense of education and social services on March 1, 2012.  Events are currently being  planned  in New York City, Boston, Seattle, and many cities throughout California. 

Local coalitions throughout the UC system are planning for events on UC campuses for March 1.   Activists at UCSC are calling for a strike and campus shut down.  Here is the basic schedule of events for the first week of March in California.

MARCH 1:   NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN DEFENSE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
MARCH 2-5:   99 MILE MARCH FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (Oakland to Sacramento)
MARCH 5:   OCCUPY THE STATE CAPITOL

UC-AFT President Letter on UC Berkeley call for a General Strike

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 10:19

Dear UC-AFT represented lecturers and librarians, 

A Report from Congress and the White House

Submitted by jnarten1 on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 16:22

Bob Samuels:

I spent September 22nd and 23rd in D.C., and I got a full dose of a city under attack from the Right and high humidity. On Thursday evening, we had a meeting with Congressional members from California, and I was able to speak to Nancy Pelosi. She stressed how things are so bad that Republicans are trying to make the Democrats come up with budget reductions to cover the costs of disaster relief. Likewise, at the White House, all of the President’s top advisors emphasized how difficult the other side is acting and how hard it is to get anything done.

Mad as Hell in California, and Students Should Be, Too

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 06/12/2011 - 20:46

 

By Tom Lutz

The following essay is adapted from a letter the author wrote to his colleagues and students announcing his resignation from the chairmanship of the creative-writing department at the University of California at Riverside.

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