UC-AFT Local 1990, UCLA

Schedule of Events:

DAY TIME

All day, starting at 9am - outside of Powell Library - Info Table

12pm - steps of Powell Library - Rahim Kurwa "Race and Admissions" teach-out

2pm - steps of Powell Library - "Student Stories: Why Occupy"

3pm - March starting outside of Powell

4pm - steps of Powell Library - Dr. Sondra Hale "Academic Freedom?"

Are you still in high school?
A Welcome Letter for College Freshmen

By: Lauri Mattenson

UCLA Writing Programs

mattenso@humnet.ucla.edu

Arbitrator requires university to restore seniority rights and pay back wages

Larthia Dunham thought he was receiving merit evaluations, perhaps headed for a raise, until he realized he was being targeted for termination. A lecturer in the Social Welfare Department at UCLA, Dunham was cited in December 2008 for failure to try to improve his writing skills and for bad evaluations from some students.

From the June 2 Daily Bruin:

One of the recipients of a layoff notice is Larry Grobel, who has lectured at UCLA for 10 years. Grobel has taught upper-division classes for the English department along with small-sized honors collegium seminars.

UC-AFT President and UCLA Writing Programs lecturer Bob Samuels had an article published in the May 26, 2011, Daily Bruin:

Over 100 students, workers, and faculty came out to Bruin Plaza on March 2 to protest cuts to higher education and voice solidarity with the people of Wisconsin. 

Read the Daily Bruin article on March 2.

Photos from the event (courtesy of William Leibzon, graduate student at UCLA):

The UCLA Fights Back coalition is organizing a protest against upcoming budget cuts and executive greed for March 2 at 12pm in Bruin Plaza.

To find out more about the issues surrounding this recent round of cuts, the following two articles are informative:

"Highest-paid UC execs demand millions in benefits," SF Gate, 12/29/10.

Mark your calendars!  

October 7th  2010 Nationwide Day of Action to Defend Public Education 

At UCLA, our activities will take place on Thursday, October 7th, in front of Kerckhoff beginning at noon.

Please help us get the word out by distributing the"Rethinking UC" flyer to your classes during the first two weeks of classes.