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UC-AFT Local 1474
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The union for University of California lecturers and librarians.
https://ucaft.org
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“When your coworkers aren’t safe, nobody is safe … [but] workers are in a strong position to take action. This country is run by workers.” inthesetimes.com/article/minn... @ucaft.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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“In Fiscal Year 2025, even as it imposed hiring freezes that degrade the quality of its services, the University of California reported $5.5 billion in surplus revenue.” afscme3299.org/media/for-im... @afscme3299.bsky.social @ucaft.bsky.social
For Immediate Release: New Report Suggests University of California’s Claims of Financial Distress were Unfounded – AFSCME 3299
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January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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CFT President Jeff Freitas on the murder of an innocent bystander by an ICE agent earlier today in Minneapolis.

In November of 2025, CFT called on ICE to be abolished.

Read CFT's resolution here: www.cft.org/resolution/abolish-ice-and-end-militarization-our-communities
January 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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“This is not just a failure of one chancellor, it is a systemic failure of leadership at the highest levels — including President Jeffrey Gold & the Board of Regents — who endorsed these decisions, ignored faculty governance, & approved this payout.”

— Alexander Vazansky, UNL AAUP
UNL AAUP condemns $1.1 million payout to Chancellor Rodney Bennett
According to the separation agreement approved by the Board of Regents, Chancellor Bennett will receive a lump-sum payment exceeding $1.1 million, in addition to continued salary and benefits through ...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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“To make this a negotiation between the Trump administration and regents and lawyers as opposed to an open conversation and debate between faculty and a government that’s essentially acting like an authoritarian regime, I think is a mistake.”

— Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
No deal, no defiance: UC's Trump fight grinds on, leaving UCLA in limbo
School officials and the Trump administration have been at a standstill for months over $584 million in research grants.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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If AAUP's 2025 can be summed up in a phrase, it would be: Organize, Fight, Win!

We will remember 2025 as a year of membership growth, mass actions against Trump's loyalty oath compact & major legal victories for the AAUP.

We invite you to organize, fight, and win with us in 2026!
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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UC-AFT is committed to defending our members and our community against ideological control tactics.

We will fight first and foremost to strengthen and protect academic freedom as a policy and a principle at UC—and we call on each and every one of our members to join us. @ucaft.bsky.social
UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter statement slide 4 of 4. Text reads: 'UC-AFT is committed to defending our members and our community against ideological control tactics. We will fight first and foremost to strengthen and protect academic freedom as a policy and a principle at UC—and we call on each and every one of our members to join us.' Link to full letter included.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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UC-AFT has filed a formal grievance, per our union contract, which protects all lecturers from unfair and unwarranted disciplinary action. We are confident that the grievance process will resolve in Peyrin and UC-AFT’s favor. @ucaft.bsky.social
UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter statement slide 2 of 4. Text reads: 'UC-AFT has filed a formal grievance, per our union contract, which protects all lecturers from unfair and unwarranted disciplinary action. We are confident that the grievance process will resolve in Peyrin and UC-AFT's favor. Hermalin's troubling interpretation of Regents Policy 2301 mirrors an authoritarian control tactic that we have seen wielded by the Trump administration: the co-optation, redefinition, and deployment of terminology for the purpose of ideological manipulation, policing, and censorship.' Link to full letter included.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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We as a union believe that we have the right to be safe from scapegoating and punishment for our political questions, critiques, values, and beliefs, whether they show up in our conversations with students, on our clothing, or through our lived embodiment. @ucaft.bsky.social
UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter statement slide 3 of 4. Text reads: 'Hermalin's suspension of Peyrin is a litmus test. Will we, as scholar-teachers and members of the campus community, tolerate this level of scrutiny and attempted control of our words and expression? We will not. Because we as a union believe that we have the right to be safe from scapegoating and punishment for our political questions, critiques, values, and beliefs, whether they show up in our conversations with students, on our clothing, or through our lived embodiment.' Link to full letter included.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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We express our outrage at EVCP Benjamin Hermalin’s recommendation to suspend UC Berkeley lecturer Peyrin Kao for his free speech and expression. We call on Hermalin to immediately reverse it.

Read the full letter from the UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter: ucaft.org/news/letter-... @ucaft.bsky.social
UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter statement slide with union logo. Header reads 'Statement on the suspension of Peyrin Kao' in yellow text on dark blue background. Text states: 'We express our outrage at Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin's recommendation to suspend UC Berkeley lecturer Peyrin Kao for his free speech and expression. Our colleague Peyrin is protected by the First Amendment and the principles of academic freedom per UC policy and our union's collective bargaining agreement. We call on EVCP Hermalin to immediately acknowledge the error, injustice, and precedent-setting danger of his determination and reverse it.' Link to full letter included.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Solidarity with our colleagues at Preuss! www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/t...
Teachers at UC San Diego's college-prep school launch 2-Day strike
Instead of heading into their classrooms Tuesday morning, teachers from The Preuss School UC San Diego and their supporters gathered outside to rally against what they claim are unfair labor practices...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Shameful response by UC Berkeley administration. www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
UC Berkeley suspends lecturer Peyrin Kao for pro-Palestinian speech
UC Berkeley administration has suspended lecturer Peyrin Kao for the spring 2026 semester without pay for pro-Palestinian speech.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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You may have heard that Trump’s extortion of University of California was defeated in court. But do you know who won this historic case? Spoiler: not a single UC administrator participated. It was all faculty members of the UC Faculty Associations and @aaup.org! Cc: @veenadubal.bsky.social
Behind the Scenes: How UC Faculty Beat Back Trump's Attacks
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December 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights.

AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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UC-AFT stands with UC unions and faculty in demanding the dropping of legal and disciplinary charges against students this week. Read the letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1WGmS... @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @uaw4811.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social
Letter from UC labor unions to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk demanding an end to arrests at protected labor actions, dated November 20, 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Four UCLA undergrads were arrested on Tuesday while exercising their right to support @afscme3299.bsky.social’s picketed strike. We demand all charges be dropped.
November 20, 2025 To: UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk CC: Monroe Gordon, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Steve Lurie, Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety Anthony Solana, Jr., UCLA Employee and Labor Relations Subject: End Arrests at Protected Labor Actions Two rights are ironclad in California: the right of organized labor to strike when contract negotiations fail and the right of citizens to speak freely in public. This week, the University of California violated both. Four UCLA undergraduate students were arrested by university police on Tuesday while picketing in support of AFSCME 3299's protected strike. Two UCLA graduate student members of UAW 4811 were detained by university police on Wednesday at a union action about contract violations and labor cuts. We demand the University of California immediately cease and desist from arresting union members and their supporters during actions protected by the First Amendment and California labor law, and that UC leadership ensure none of the six students face criminal charges or student disciplinary proceedings. Drop all charges - legal and disciplinary. Signed, AFSCME 3299 UAW 4811 Teamsters Local 2010 UPTE CWA 9119 UCLA Faculty Association UCLA Chapter of University Council - AFT Undergraduate Students Association Office of the President Undergraduate Students Association Office of the Internal Vice President Undergraduate Students Association Office of the External Vice President Undergraduate Students Association Office of General Representative 2 Undergraduate Students Association Office of General Representative 3 Undergraduate Students Association Cultural Affairs Commission Undergraduate Students Association Office of the Transfer Student Representative UC-AFT Local 1474 UC San Diego Chapter of University Council - AFT UC Berkeley Faculty Association UC Irvine Faculty Association UC Merced Faculty Association UC Riverside Faculty Association UC San Diego Faculty Association UC San Francisco…
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Solidarity with 40,000 UAW workers across the University of California fighting for fair contracts! ✊ Here’s a scene from Berkeley’s rally today. @uaw4811.bsky.social @rpsp-uaw.bsky.social SSAP-UAW
Crowd at a protest rally holding signs reading 'Our Rights Our Future,' '40,000 Strong,' and 'Fair Contract' with a speaker addressing attendees
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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📣TOMORROW @ 4PM 📣 UC Academic Student Employees and UAW-represented research and advising staff are rallying at every campus to demand a fair contract. Join us – our rights and our future are on the line.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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“Students, faculty, and staff are the ones stepping up to defend their institutions and higher education, while administrators run for cover.” -- @proftwolf.bsky.social on the what the AAUP v. Trump win means for the University of California.✊ @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social
Three people in a video call screenshot. From left to right: Chenjerai Kumanyika (AAUP National Council Member), Todd Wolfson (President of AAUP/VP AFT), and Veena Dubal (General Counsel, AAUP). All are seated in front of bookshelves.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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In one hour! 🔥
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · Nov 19
AAUP TV — WEDS, NOV 19 @ 7 PM ET!

Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel, and Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, will discuss the historic victory in AAUP v. Trump and what it means for the UC system & higher ed!

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@veenadubal.bsky.social

Tune in on IG or YouTube (link in thread)!
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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AAUP TV — WEDS, NOV 19 @ 7 PM ET!

Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel, and Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, will discuss the historic victory in AAUP v. Trump and what it means for the UC system & higher ed!

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@veenadubal.bsky.social

Tune in on IG or YouTube (link in thread)!
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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we fucking won y’all
not UC - workers and their unions and students standing together
so grateful for time our brilliant colleagues like Veena put into this and for the solidarity of my @ucaft.bsky.social and @uclafa.bsky.social
veenadubal.bsky.social Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Nov 14
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!

We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
A federal judge late Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine on UCLA for alleged civil rights violations over antisemitism, its recognition of transgender people and use of race in admissions.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM