6,154 UAW members publicly call on UC to bargain a fair contract by 9/30

Thanks to the many union members who have helped build the strength of the union by getting our colleagues signed on to the public statement through member-to-member organizing in departments. This dedication and hard work is inspiring.

The fact that a majority of current members are signed on to the Public Statement sends a strong signal to the University that we’'re highly mobilized, and that UAW members won’'t tolerate UC administrators stalling at the negotiating table.

If you haven’t yet signed on to the public statement, take the time to do so now by going to http://www.uaw2865.org/contact/action.php. Please forward this email widely so we can continue building the strength of our majority during the last 13 days before our current contract expires.

To get more involved, please contact your campus office (contact information is below). Department leaders will be organizing activities and informational meetings over the next 13 days to continue building momentum around bargaining.

In Solidarity,

UAW 2865 Bargaining Committee

Tarone Bittner, Davis Unit Chair
Toi Carter, Riverside Recording Secretary
Meaghan Chadwick, Merced Unit Chair
Clinton Christensen, San Diego Recording Secretary
Cassandra Engeman, Santa Barbara Recording Secretary
Michelle Gallagher, Los Angeles Unit Chair
Tim Gutierrez, Davis Recording Secretary
Adam Hefty, Santa Cruz Recording Secretary
Samantha Iyer, Berkeley Recording Secretary
Jamie Keeton, Los Angeles Recording Secretary
Daraka Larimore-Hall, Santa Barbara Unit Chair
Christine Petit, Riverside Unit Chair
Dan Roth, Berkeley Unit Chair
David Selby, San Diego Unit Chair
Sara Smith, Santa Cruz Unit Chair
Coral Wheeler, Irvine Recording Secretary

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We, the undersigned Union members, call upon the University Administration to abide by its duty to bargain with the UAW in a productive, constructive, and lawful manner so that by the expiration date of the current contract we have a new contract to ratify, which includes:

1. wages that are on par with ASEs at UC-competitor institutions and which reflect the high cost of UC attendance and living expenses in UC communities;
2. full fee and tuition remissions;
3. improved health coverage;
4. family-friendly provisions including child care, parental leave, and health coverage for our dependents, spouses and partners;
5. enhanced workload rights that address increasing class sizes and the ability to enforce these rights through arbitration;
6. increased transparency in hiring decisions;
7. summer-session compensation and rights that are the same as the academic year;
8. the preservation of our right to bargain campus issues on individual campuses;
9. and our right to stand in solidarity with other UC employees when they are striking.

Our work at the University is vital to its mission, and our working conditions directly impact the learning conditions of its students. If the University Administration refuses to acknowledge our demands and delays passage of a new contract, we are committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to ensure compliance, up to and including direct action, if called upon to do so by the Union.

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UAW Local 2865 - Santa Cruz
310 Locust St., Suite B/Mailbox 2
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 423-9737 / fax: (831) 423-3606
santacruz [at] uaw2865.org / http://www.uaw2865.org