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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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Be it resolved that UC-AFT will stand up now against ICE to fight for our collective civil rights, and for the social and racial justice that every person deserves. ucaft.org/news/resolut... @mplsunions.bsky.social
Final blue-bordered slide with white background explaining UC-AFT members in Units 17 and 18 cannot legally withhold labor on January 23 due to collective bargaining agreements, but can: join picket lines when not working, wear union shirts to work, express support on social media, skip optional campus activities, and donate to Minnesota Labor Federation strike funds. Includes UC-AFT logo and closing text 'Now is the time for all of us to stand together and fight for our civil rights and fight for the social and racial justice that every person deserves.'
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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UC-AFT will take every legal action we are able to on January 23 to support this strike, including participation in economic boycotts, rallies, marches, teach-ins, donations to Minnesota-based and national strike funds. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Blue-bordered slide with white background containing three 'therefore' statements: UC-AFT Local 1474 stands in solidarity with Minneapolis General Strike; UC-AFT will take every legal action on January 23, 2026 to support the strike including economic boycotts, rallies, marches, teach-ins, donations to strike funds, and other actions against ICE; UC-AFT will stand up for collective civil rights and social and racial justice. Yellow arrow at bottom.
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Blue-bordered slide with white background containing additional 'whereas' clauses stating: ICE raids represent escalation of oppression against BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled people including at University of California; recognition that many students and colleagues never felt safe on campuses; Minnesota people fighting back against same illegal attacks; and in bold text, Minnesota union siblings including St. Paul Federation of Educators and Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation calling a General Strike 'A Day of Truth and Freedom' on Friday, January 23, 2026. Yellow arrow at bottom.
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Blue-bordered slide with white background containing resolution text with five 'whereas' clauses describing: over 225 days of ICE operations in Los Angeles; ICE's expanded geographical scope from LA to Bay Area; thousands of neighbors and family members kidnapped and brutalized; UC-AFT members living with fear and anxiety; and ICE's terror inflicted on Black, Brown, and Asian migrant communities. Yellow arrow at bottom.
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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UC-AFT’s statewide Council voted unanimously on a resolution in solidarity with Minnesota workers striking on January 23, 2026. ucaft.org/news/resolut... @mplsunions.bsky.social
Title slide with blue border and white background showing UC-AFT logo (outline of California with a torch) and text reading 'UC-AFT Statewide Council Resolution passed unanimously 1/20' and 'Solidarity with Striking Minnesota Workers on January 23, 2026' with yellow arrow at bottom
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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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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Solidarity with our siblings at @afscme3299.bsky.social as they strike for a fair contract on Nov 17 and 18! ✊ @calnurses.bsky.social is joining in a sympathy strike. Check out the statewide picket locations below.
List of AFSCME 3299 system picket line locations across California on November 17-18, 2025. Includes 18 locations at UC campuses and medical centers from Berkeley to San Diego, with addresses. Picket lines active 7 AM - 4 PM.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Take Action Now! Urge Governor Newsom to step up pressure on UCOP and the Regents. UC must not capitulate to Trump’s extortion demands! actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
UC-AFT Local 1474 logo with California state outline, flame icon, and text reading 'Take Action!' and 'United for a Better UC' on dark blue background
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Following the successful faculty association lawsuit, the UC admininstration was forced to release Trump’s extortionist demands of UCLA. Now is the time to tell President Milliken and the UC Regents to refuse any concessions. Sign it: actionnetwork.org/letters/hold... @uc-faculty.bsky.social
UC-AFT Local 1474 advocacy graphic urging members to stand against attacks on education and contact university leadership to refuse concessions from Trump's Department of Justice and stabilize funding for research and teaching at UC.
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Calling all UC-AFT lecturers: Join the November 14 Fall Bargaining Summit on Zoom. We’ll be discussing our contract pillars and building collective power as we move toward bargaining. RSVP now! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
UC-AFT Fall Bargaining Summit flyer for Unit 18 Teaching Faculty on Friday 11/14 at 12pm on Zoom, featuring the UC-AFT logo with California outline and photo of faculty protest march.
November 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Attention UC-AFT teaching faculty: Save the date for our Fall Bargaining Summit on Nov 14 at noon. RSVP for the Zoom and join UC lecturers from across the state to discuss building power in upcoming negotiations.✊ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Fall Bargaining Summit flyer for UC-AFT Unit 18 Teaching Faculty. Event scheduled for Friday 11/14 from 12-1pm on Zoom. Features UC-AFT logo and photo of faculty at a protest rally.
October 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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[PRESS RELEASE] Broad Coalition of Faculty, Staff, Students, and Unions Unite to Defend University of California System From Trump-Vance Administration Assault ucaft.org/news/broad-c...
Text excerpt showing a quote from UC-AFT President Katie Rodger stating: “The federal government's demands are attempts to resegregate our universities, to banish non-citizens and gender non-conforming people from public life, to suppress free speech, to silence pro-Palestinian activism, and to supersede shared governance on our campuses—potentially undermining our collective bargaining rights.”
September 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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HANDS OFF OUR UC! Join us for a rally tomorrow, Sept 16, 2p at UCSF outside the Regents meeting. @uaw4811.bsky.social @calnurses.bsky.social @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social
Rally flyer with colorful gradient background announcing 'Hands Off Our UC!' protest. Lists UC staff, nurses, doctors, faculty, researchers, and students as participants. Event details: Tuesday, September 16, 2 PM at William J. Rutter Center at UCSF, 1675 Owens St, San Francisco, CA. Includes logos of various unions and organizations. Lists causes they stand up for: UC workers, immigrant communities, trans youth, academic freedom, public education, healthcare for all.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES! UC-AFT condemns today’s Supreme Court decision that sanctions ICE’s racist profiling and violence in Los Angeles. We stand with the people of L.A. who continue to fight back and build solidarity in face of authoritarianism in their communities. @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social
Blue background and white text box. Header reads 'ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES!' Main text states 'UC-AFT condemns today's Supreme Court decision that sanctions ICE's racist profiling and violence in Los Angeles. Detaining, harassing, and kidnapping people based on appearance and language is abhorrent and inhumane. We stand with the people of L.A. who continue to fight back and build solidarity in face of authoritarianism in their communities.' Bottom section encourages donations to Immigrant Workers Defense Fund with link linktr.ee/ucaft. Includes small graphic of California state outline with torch icon."
September 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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We join the chorus of so many others to say, “ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES!”
ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES! UC-AFT condemns today's Supreme Court decision that sanctions ICE's racist profiling and violence in Los Angeles. Detaining, harassing, and kidnapping people based on appearance and language is abhorrent and inhumane. We stand with the people of L.A. who continue to fight back and build solidarity in face of authoritarianism in their communities. Members who can afford to are encouraged to donate to the Immigrant Workers Defense Fund more info at linktr.ee/ucaft
September 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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The coalition of UC unions condemns Trump’s attacks on the University of California. Read more: ucaft.org/news/the-coa... @calnurses.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @aaup.org @uaw4811.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social
University of California Union Coalition logo banner featuring nine union logos arranged horizontally: AFSCME 3299 (green with yellow text), California Nurses Association CNA (red and white), UAW (yellow and blue), CIR (purple with medical caduceus symbol), Teamsters Local 2010 (orange circular logo with steering wheel), UPTE CWA 9119 (blue and white), University Professional & Technical Employees logo with torch symbol, UAW gear logo in black, and UAPD Union of American Physicians and Dentists (blue with medical caduceus).
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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“We demand that the UC Office of the President immediately challenge the Trump administration attacks in court and collaborate with Governor Newsom and the California state legislature to supplement this shortfall.”

Sign the letter at sites.google.com/view/ucstand...
A petition with a light yellow/beige background. The header reads 'University of California: Stand Up For Our Values' in large blue text. Below is a blue button saying 'Please sign here' and text requesting to forward the letter widely at https://tinyurl.com/ucstandup.
August 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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KTLA coverage of @ucaft.bsky.social and @uptecwa.bsky.social members rallying at the UC Regents meeting yesterday in Los Angeles. The administration must reinstate laid off employees and fully support the workers who make the UC run!✊ youtu.be/tUC1wIE81WU?...
July 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Loretta Gaffney, lecturer and co-chair for @ucaft.bsky.social UCLA chapter, tells the UC Regents that it was union workers, students, and advocates who got California legislators to stop the budget reductions to UC, yet the campus Cancellors are going ahead with drastic cuts to lecturers anyway.
A woman in a black blazer and glasses atop her head speaks into a microphone in a conference room. A small group of people are seated behind.
July 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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@trevorgriffey.bsky.social, a lecturer at UCI and @ucaft.bsky.social VP for Legislation, urged the UC Regents to adopt a progressive salary policy for UC workers. Chancellors are laying off instructors and service workers while giving raises to ~15,000 employees who earn more than the Governor.
A man in a dark blue t-shirt with a union logo stands in front of a microphone in a conference room. A small group of people are seated behind.
July 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Join the 900+ lecturers, librarians, and students calling on the UC Regents and President Drake to Stop the Cuts! The California legislature and Governor listened to us and pulled back the planned state funding cuts. So, UC ought to stop the layoffs! actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
A graphic from UC-AFT Local 1474 with a dark blue and white background titled “Take Action: Stop the Cuts.” It urges supporters to sign a petition to stop layoffs and class cuts at UC campuses and to make public comments at the Regents' meeting July 15–17. The top section encourages people to “Sign the Petition – Stop the Cuts!” and includes a hyperlink to sign. The lower section, “Make Public Comment – July 15–17,” invites people to speak directly to the Regents in person, by phone, or in writing. At the bottom, bold yellow text provides a link for more information: https://linktr.ee/ucaft. The UC-AFT logo appears in the top left.
July 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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UC-AFT joins the call for the immediate release of Professor Jonathan Caravello, who was beaten and abducted by ICE on Thursday at a raid in Ventura County. @cfaunited.bsky.social
A graphic with a bold orange border and a white background features the logo of UC-AFT Local 1474, which includes a blue outline of the state of California with a flame inside and the words “UC-AFT LOCAL 1474.” To the right, bold blue text reads: “UC-AFT Joins CFA in demanding the release of Prof. Jonathan Caravello.” Below, the body text states that UC-AFT calls for the immediate release of Professor Jonathan Caravello, who was reportedly beaten and abducted by ICE during a Thursday raid in Ventura County. The union expresses solidarity with immigrant colleagues, students, and neighbors, and joins the California Faculty Association in urging elected officials—including Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, Representatives Salud Carbajal and Julia Brownley, and State Senator Monique Limón—to take action and demand accountability for what are described as “kidnappings in broad daylight.” The statement ends with a call for ICE, DHS, and CBP to stop invading communities.
July 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Sign our petition to "Stop the Cuts" and rescind layoffs and restore cancelled classes! actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
A graphic from UC-AFT Local 1474 with a dark blue and white background titled “Take Action: Stop the Cuts.” It urges supporters to sign a petition to stop layoffs and class cuts at UC campuses and to make public comments at the Regents' meeting July 15–17. The top section encourages people to “Sign the Petition – Stop the Cuts!” and includes a hyperlink to sign. The lower section, “Make Public Comment – July 15–17,” invites people to speak directly to the Regents in person, by phone, or in writing. At the bottom, bold yellow text provides a link for more information: https://linktr.ee/ucaft. The UC-AFT logo appears in the top left.
July 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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They have enacted hiring freezes, slashed department budgets, and closed entire programs taking advantage of the chaos and confusion to cut more funding than appears needed.
A graphic from UC-AFT Local 1474 titled "California State Budget Update" with a dark blue background and white and gold text. It states that despite the finalized state budget, some UC Chancellors—specifically at Santa Cruz and Irvine—are proceeding with large budget cuts, potentially amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, based on the Governor’s earlier proposal. The result has been layoffs and severe hour reductions for faculty and librarians, reducing student access to education while administrator salaries continue to rise. UC-AFT calls on the UC system to reverse these cuts, reinstate laid-off employees, and restore teaching capacity to preserve quality public higher education. The UC-AFT logo appears in the top left.
July 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Despite the fact that the California legislature is providing ‪@uofcalifornia.bsky.social‬ with the same general fund allocation in 2025-26 that it provided last year, UC campus administrators are imposing harsh and harmful cuts.
A graphic from UC-AFT Local 1474 titled "California State Budget Update" with a dark blue background and white and gold text. It announces that the California Legislature’s final 2025–2026 budget defers the proposed $130 million cut to the University of California's budget, allocating over $4.7 billion instead. It includes a statement from UC-AFT President Katie Rodger thanking Governor Newsom and state legislators for eliminating the proposed 3% budget cuts and supporting the UC system. The UC-AFT logo, shaped like California with a flame, is featured at the top left.
July 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM