UC-AFT Local 1474
@ucaft.bsky.social
The union for University of California lecturers and librarians. https://ucaft.org
McMahon’s Compact 2.0 “affirms what the AAUP and AFT have been saying from the beginning: The answer to authoritarianism is organized resistance—not preemptive compliance.”
AAUP@aaup.org · 2d agoThe Trump admin is back with version 2.0 of its higher ed compact. The reason is simple: The first one failed. Compact 2.0 lacks egregious elements of its predecessor. That’s a victory & affirms that the answer to authoritarianism is organized resistance—not compliance. www.aaup.org/news/new-com...
“UC Doctors United is looking to unionize nearly 10,000 attending physicians across UC campuses.” ✊ www.dailycal.org/news/uc/uc-a...
UC attending doctors announce largest unionization effort in nation
UC doctors said they are bargaining for better staffing, a commitment to medical education and safer work environments, all of which will help reduce burnout and improve working conditions.
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“Genuine intellectual diversity requires time for reflection, institutional independence, historical depth, ethical questioning, & the freedom to pursue research unconstrained by immediate market demands. These conditions cannot flourish where knowledge itself has become increasingly commodified.”
Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy.
Contemporary proponents of “institutional neutrality” fail to grasp that universities have never been outside politics.
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Our statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to drop charges against our union brother David Huerta.
It’s the latest case that has unraveled for the U.S. attorney’s office in L.A., where federal prosecutors have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases. By @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
A year after California labor leader arrested at immigration protest, feds move to drop case
The government on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the case against David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California. Huerta hailed the move as a victory.
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Workers at the Wikimedia Foundation ask for voluntary recognition for their union in another sign of growing tech worker unionization. The union is part of an international network of workers for the global foundation that powers Wikipedia.
CWA@cwaunion.bsky.social · 2w agoToday, Wiki Workers United US/CWA demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects! We are hopeful that the Wikimedia Foundation will honor their stated values and quickly come to the table.
A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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OUT TODAY, the AAUP just released the first comprehensive account of how the Trump administration has taken the same playbook it's used on law firms & foreign governments & turned it on American universities. US higher ed has, in effect, become a target of a massive extortion racket. 🧵
New Report on Extorted Compliance Charges “Massive Extortion Racket” Against Higher Ed
A new AAUP report, "Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance," exposes how the Trump administration has extended its pay-to-play approach to gov...
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Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California admitted that they used keywords related to diversity to screen for projects. It’s an admission that lawyers for the researchers say is proof the agencies illegally cancelled nearly $2b in grants.
DEI keyword search led to billions in cancelled California university grants
The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to UC professors. Their legal team says it has proof that was unconstitutional.
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"What do we do when we’re under attack? Stand up, fight back. Because bullies buckle when we stand up—and when we fight, we win."
When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government
Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan Cong…
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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on the OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3 PM ET today at our OMB Deadline Day meeting to hear from experts and learn what comes next. Leave your comment 👉 zurl.co/oz4dV Register for the meeting 👉 zurl.co/iv9o0 Or links in bio!
UC-AFT lecturers continue the fight for a fair contract this week at UC Santa Barbara. Roll through to show your solidarity July 15 and 16! ✊ RSVP at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WeTeachUC
Join us Monday @2PM to send a clear message to Congress: Protect our science infrastructure from partisan interference. Peer review, not politics, should guide scientific research. Slashing funding for science that does not conform to Trump’s ideological agenda will harm ALL Americans.
OMB Deadline Day Rally - The Fight is Just Beginning
OMB’s latest proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” would place political ideologues over scientific experts in federal research funding decisions. Say goodbye to cancer treatme...
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BARGAINING UPDATE: After 16 months of bargaining, we are more than disappointed. We’re just plain insulted. Join our townhall on Tuesday at 4pm to learn more. Register now: bit.ly/CFABargTownhall26 #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom
Read about our June 30 bargaining session at UC Berkeley, and get ready for two more days of Unit 18 contract negotiations at UC Santa Barbara on July 15-16.✊ weteachuc.org/2026/07/06/b... #WeTeachUC
2 years ago, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was arrested at @ucirvine.bsky.social as UCI chose to repress its Palestine encampment & fail its constitutional obligations. Her disciplinary case now rests w/the Chancellor. Let's ensure he knows what's right, sign/share! sites.google.com/view/withdra...
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On May 15, 2024, several hundred heavily armed police were called in to break up a peaceful encampment at UC Irvine in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Among those arrested that day was UC Irvine G...
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BREAKING NEWS: Educators from Seneca Nonpublic Schools have voted an overwhelming 86% to join CFT! Please join us in welcoming them to the CFT family! 💪💪💪
UC-AFT lecturers continue bargaining at UC Berkeley on Tuesday, June 30. RSVP to show your solidarity as we fight for a fair contract.✊ linktr.ee/ucaft #WeTeachUC
The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI. Few examples exist of the Cal State Uni attempting to replace faculty labor with generative AI tools, but the faculty union wants to prevent such efforts from ever getting off the ground.
Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment
The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system's use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology.
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“Our job security proposals really aim to reflect … the value of our labor and our contributions to campus.” www.dailycal.org/news/uc/dign... #WeTeachUC
‘Dignity and stability’: UC lecturers seek academic freedom, job security, tech guidelines in contract with UC
The University Council - American Federation of Teachers aims to prioritize academic freedom, job security and new guidelines on technology in the classroom in its ongoing contract negotiations with t...
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We are hosting a "Comment-a-thon" Zoom workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi, former NIH Scientific Program Official. New OMB federal rule change would severely affect federal grant process. Written comments from UC faculty can still stop its adoption! Join us! members.cucfa.org/omb-comment-...
OMB Comment Writing Workshop - Council of UC Faculty Associations
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Here are the notes from my @aaup.org Legal Update, delivered by the incredible @sbagen.bsky.social at the Biennial this last week! academeblog.org/2026/06/15/a...
AAUP Legal Update
BY VEENA DUBAL The following report by AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal, Professor of Law at the University of California at Irvine, was delivered to the AAUP’s biennial meeting in Chicago on…
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June 4 bargaining update from Santa Cruz: UC-AFT members gave powerful testimony on the importance of language instruction at UCSC. Also passed a proposal on right to free expression in the “no strikes” clause of the contract. More at weteachuc.org/2026/06/10/b... #WeTeachUC
UCLA lecturers allege salaries are not enough to make ends meet dailybruin.com/2026/06/07/u...
UCLA lecturers allege salaries are not enough to make ends meet - Daily Bruin
A physics lecturer went viral in fall 2024 after claiming in Instagram videos that he could not afford to live in Los Angeles on his UCLA salary. Two years later, the lecturer’s videos have received ...
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Faculty: We want to unionize Admin: isn't there someone you forgot to ask
USC faculty vote to unionize as the university makes another legal challenge
Faculty have said a union is necessary to address issues related to pay and working conditions.
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A new report shows U.S. employers spend a shameful $1.7 BILLION annually hiring anti-union consultants and law firms to bust organizing campaigns.
U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
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May 21 bargaining update from UC Irvine: UC-AFT teaching faculty pass our 2nd job security proposal while UCOP counters with the status quo. Check out all the details at: weteachuc.org/2026/05/27/b... #WeTeachUC
Coming up on Thursday, May 21: UC-AFT Unit 18 Lecturer contract bargaining. We’re convening at UC Irvine to continue negotiations on job security, reappointment, and academic freedom. RSVP to show your solidarity: linktr.ee/ucaft #WeTeachUC
