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Dear IFA members and all fellow UC Irvine Faculty, On October 26th, every UC employee received an Open Enrollment notice with new rates for healthcare benefits. The increases in the employee health benefits share are unprecedented and alarming. Costs for … Continue reading →

On March 19, 2023, CUCFA endorsed the following letter, which will be sent to President Drake, UC Chancellors, and Board of Regents calling for the inclusion of caste within the University of California’s anti-discrimination policy. To join this call, sign … Continue reading →

The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA), in collaboration with University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), which represents over 6,000 UC Unit 18 faculty and librarians, is collecting faculty and lecturer signatures on a letter we intend to … Continue reading →

Dear colleagues: We write to follow up on Provost Hal Stern’s email requesting that faculty fill out “attestation forms” about their strike activities. The position of University of California Council of Faculty Associations (CUCFA) and the Irvine Faculty Association (IFA) … Continue reading →

As you are likely aware, in the next few days faculty will receive attestation forms to document any strike-related withholding of labor they engaged in during the recent TA and postdoctoral researcher strike. The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) … Continue reading →

Dear Chair Striedter, We write as members of the Board of the Irvine Faculty Association to express our strong concern at the content of your January 14th email to Senate faculty regarding strike-related pay, guidance and implementation, as well as … Continue reading →

Below is a letter from Constance Penley, on behalf of the Council of UC Faculty Associations, to Professor Madeleine Sorapure, Chair of the UC Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, in support of the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council-authored … Continue reading →

Dear UC Irvine Senate Faculty Colleagues, For the first time in over 20 years and after 2 years of negotiations, our lecturer colleagues across the UC system, represented by UC-AFT, have voted with an overwhelming majority of 96% to authorize … Continue reading →

The Council of UC Faculty Associations’ board has just signed on to a proposal to provide paid family leave to all who work at the University of California. Most working residents of California have access to financial support for pregnancy, … Continue reading →