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Bargaining Update #4 – January 30, 2024
Yesterday, the UC-AFT Librarian table team logged onto Zoom to conduct our fourth bargaining session with the University. We had an incredibly productive day passing proposals and engaging in constructive negotiations with the UC. Our bargaining is moving into some of the contract areas crucial to enabling librarians to function and excel as academics. And…
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Bargaining Update #3 – January 19, 2024
Welcome to the new year, and together we are all working diligently toward a new contract! On Friday, January 19, the UC-AFT Unit 17 table team met for our third bargaining session at UCLA. Here’s an update on our progress. UC-AFT Proposals Article 32 – Flexible Work Arrangements Your bargaining team passed our initial proposal…
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Librarian Contract Bargaining Update #2 – December 4, 2023
Dear UC-AFT Unit 17 Librarians: Today your librarian table team convened for a day of contract bargaining at UC Berkeley. Despite a few travel challenges due to fog in the bay area, our team was super productive in our bargaining session (An observation: Wouldn’t it be better if we could avoid these unexpected issues by…
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Librarian Contract Bargaining Update #1 – November 7, 2023
Dear UC-AFT Unit 17 Librarians: On November 7,2023 we met with the University to start negotiating our new contract in the iconic Geisel Library at UC San Diego. We gathered in the Seuss Room to finally meet face to face after months of preparation, joined by rank and file librarians from UCSD showing their support…
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Vote for Librarians – Nov. 7 Action
UC-AFT Librarians will begin their negotiations for a new contract Tues. Nov. 7 at UC San Diego. Local chapters on campuses across the state will hold midday gatherings to show their support for the elected members of their bargaining team. Find your campus locations below and show your support for our Table Team!
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Save the date! November 7 bargaining
On November 7, 2023, UC-AFT Unit 17 (librarians) will begin bargaining with the University of California in San Diego. We’re calling on all UC-AFT librarians, lecturers, and allies to participate in local organizing events that’ll take place on each UC campus. November 7 is election day in California. As the table team is bargaining with…
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Librarian “sunshine” kicks off U17 bargaining
Unit 17 Librarians and allies turned out to the “sunshine” events on September 19 and 26 to kick off the bargaining campaign. Librarians let the UCOP negotiators know they’re motivated and ready to secure a great new contract. Librarians from across the UC shared their current working conditions and discussed several issues they’ll be fighting…