UC-AFT Davis Local

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.

The California State Auditor released their audit of UC this morning.  The UC Union Coalition lobbied for the audit, and it was supported by State Senator Leeland Yee.

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After three years, Sen. Leland Yee's Senate Bill 8 has passed in the California state senate. SB 8 aims to bring more transparency and accountability to the California higher education system, which includes the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU).

The bill is designed to make all financial records, contracts and correspondences subject to public disclosure upon request, allowing for students to see where their money is being used in the school system.

Link to Story in Aggie

Librarian negotiators Jared Campbell (UCD), Miki Goral (UCLA), Ken Lyons (UCSC), and Harrison Dekker (UCB) met with the management team of Helen Henry (UCD), Tammie Dearie (UCSD), Susan Wong (UCB), Gloria Robledo (UCLA) and UC chief spokesperson Peter Chester on Thursday September 1, 2011.

Bargaining Update #11 (8/28/2011)

Colleagues:

I write to update you on the state of lecturer negotiations after this week’s sessions in Oakland. We have, I believe, entered into the final phase of these negotiations.

This story was originally published in the Aggie on September 22, 2011.

Donald Johns provided a monetary gift to the UC-AFT Local at Davis.

In Wisconsin, newly elected Republican Governor, Scott Walker, announced a plan to effectively eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees.  His proposal would limit the scope of negotiations to wages, and would require that unions hold annual recertification elections.

Here is a list of events coming up in your state this week. These vigils are to show support for the union fights back east in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, though clearly the Wisconsin fight is up front in the news.

Events in California on Tuesday February 22, 2011 (All times local)