UC-AFT Local 1474
@ucaft.bsky.social
The union for University of California lecturers and librarians.
https://ucaft.org
https://ucaft.org
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Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
A federal judge late Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine on UCLA for alleged civil rights violations over antisemitism, its recognition of transgender people and use of race in admissions.
www.latimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
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A federal judge ruled Donald Trump cannot demand that UCLA pay a $1.2 billion settlement that would have restricted academic freedoms. bit.ly/3JV8Cbg
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📸 Jules Hotz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Jules Hotz
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A federal judge ruled Donald Trump cannot demand that UCLA pay a $1.2 billion settlement that would have restricted academic freedoms. bit.ly/3JV8Cbg
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Jules Hotz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Jules Hotz
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
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UPTE members: make your voice heard! Your bargaining team unanimously recommends a YES vote on our tentative agreement with UC. Voting ends Thu, Nov 20. A YES means implementing these gains ASAP. Vote YES to ratify: upte.org/vote
#UC #ResetUCPriorities #UnionStrong
#UC #ResetUCPriorities #UnionStrong
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UPTE members: make your voice heard! Your bargaining team unanimously recommends a YES vote on our tentative agreement with UC. Voting ends Thu, Nov 20. A YES means implementing these gains ASAP. Vote YES to ratify: upte.org/vote
#UC #ResetUCPriorities #UnionStrong
#UC #ResetUCPriorities #UnionStrong
UC Santa Cruz has quietly but abruptly terminated Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, the University’s first Community Archivist and shuttered its Community Archiving Program. Sign the petition demanding that UCSC continue to fully fund the Program and Dr. Hernandez’s position. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Save the Community Archiving Program and Rebecca Hernandez
The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) last week quietly but abruptly terminated Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, the University’s first Community Archivist and shuttered its Community Archiving Program...
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
UC Santa Cruz has quietly but abruptly terminated Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, the University’s first Community Archivist and shuttered its Community Archiving Program. Sign the petition demanding that UCSC continue to fully fund the Program and Dr. Hernandez’s position. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
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...
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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...
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Solidarity is KEY to defending our communities from ICE!
Caroline Luce and Chenjerai Kumanyika reflect on labor and coalitional power in Los Angeles and beyond in a recent episode of AAUP TV, “ICE and the University: Defending our Communities.”
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/62uji3s...
Caroline Luce and Chenjerai Kumanyika reflect on labor and coalitional power in Los Angeles and beyond in a recent episode of AAUP TV, “ICE and the University: Defending our Communities.”
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/62uji3s...
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Solidarity is KEY to defending our communities from ICE!
Caroline Luce and Chenjerai Kumanyika reflect on labor and coalitional power in Los Angeles and beyond in a recent episode of AAUP TV, “ICE and the University: Defending our Communities.”
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/62uji3s...
Caroline Luce and Chenjerai Kumanyika reflect on labor and coalitional power in Los Angeles and beyond in a recent episode of AAUP TV, “ICE and the University: Defending our Communities.”
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/62uji3s...
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Our tentative agreement is a major victory for UPTE members across the University of California system and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. #UC #ResetUCPriorities #LBNL #BerkeleyLab
Tentative agreement on UC contract reached—UPTE strike canceled! — UPTE-CWA 9119
UPTE and the University of California have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) after the mediator brought us back into communications following days of mediation. This is a major victory for UP...
upte.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our tentative agreement is a major victory for UPTE members across the University of California system and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. #UC #ResetUCPriorities #LBNL #BerkeleyLab
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Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
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Hey @ucaft.bsky.social teaching faculty! Be sure to join the Fall Bargaining Summit on Fri, Nov 14, 12p, Zoom. Together we will discuss the pillars that will guide our contract campaign and how we can build collective power on campus this fall.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey @ucaft.bsky.social teaching faculty! Be sure to join the Fall Bargaining Summit on Fri, Nov 14, 12p, Zoom. Together we will discuss the pillars that will guide our contract campaign and how we can build collective power on campus this fall.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Trump is demanding $1.2B from UCLA and UC leadership won't fight back or tell the public that they are negotiating in secret. Write to the Board of Regents and UC Office of the President (UCOP) demanding No Negotiation with Trump.
cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an...
cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an...
Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! - Council of UC Faculty Associations
Send a letter to University of California President Milliken and the Regents to ask them to stand up for the UC—to provide interim funding sources and to ensure that the UC is not complying with the T...
cucfa.solidarity.tech
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Trump is demanding $1.2B from UCLA and UC leadership won't fight back or tell the public that they are negotiating in secret. Write to the Board of Regents and UC Office of the President (UCOP) demanding No Negotiation with Trump.
cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an...
cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an...
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Hell yes let’s gooooooo @ucaft.bsky.social
ICYMI: UPTE members are READY TO STRIKE on 11/17 & 11/18! We rallied at UCLA today and proved yet again that we are ready to do what it takes to reset UC's priorities and end the staffing crisis that endangers our patients, students, and research. RSVP now: upte.org/rsvp
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Hell yes let’s gooooooo @ucaft.bsky.social
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UC nurses are joining our union siblings at @afscme3299.bsky.social and @uptecwa.bsky.social for a sympathy strike on Nov. 17 & 18.
We stand united against UC's attempts to cut corners and deprive our coworkers of fair contracts. If you take on one of us, you take on all of us!
We stand united against UC's attempts to cut corners and deprive our coworkers of fair contracts. If you take on one of us, you take on all of us!
University of California RNs announce sympathy strike
University of California (UC) registered nurses will walk the picket lines Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18 in a sympathy strike with members of AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA.
www.nationalnursesunited.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
UC nurses are joining our union siblings at @afscme3299.bsky.social and @uptecwa.bsky.social for a sympathy strike on Nov. 17 & 18.
We stand united against UC's attempts to cut corners and deprive our coworkers of fair contracts. If you take on one of us, you take on all of us!
We stand united against UC's attempts to cut corners and deprive our coworkers of fair contracts. If you take on one of us, you take on all of us!
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More than 60 California professors say they are suppressing their own work due to Trump's looming threats over UC. The chill is affecting students 7 medical patients alike.
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
UC professors censor their own classes waiting for Trump's crackdown, court filings show
New court filings reveal University of California professors are altering lessons, canceling talks and avoiding sensitive topics as the Trump administration's crackdown intensifies.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
More than 60 California professors say they are suppressing their own work due to Trump's looming threats over UC. The chill is affecting students 7 medical patients alike.
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
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
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
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...
November 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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...
UCLA faculty rally against Trump administration’s settlement demands dailybruin.com/2025/10/28/u... @uclafa.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social
UCLA faculty rally against Trump administration's settlement demands - Daily Bruin
The UCLA Faculty Association called on UCLA to preserve academic freedom at a Monday rally following the release of the Trump administration’s settlement demands. Around 40 people attended the noon ra...
dailybruin.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
UCLA faculty rally against Trump administration’s settlement demands dailybruin.com/2025/10/28/u... @uclafa.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social
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So, @uofcalifornia.bsky.social's fancy new $175+ million hotel is sure to help address the staffing issues hindering our research, delaying care to our patients, and enhancing the academic environment of our students, right? 😑
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So, @uofcalifornia.bsky.social's fancy new $175+ million hotel is sure to help address the staffing issues hindering our research, delaying care to our patients, and enhancing the academic environment of our students, right? 😑
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Today, we rallied at the Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley to call out UC’s $175.8 million hotel splurge. UPTE members and allies showed up to say: fund people, not luxury hotels. That’s not public service—that’s a broken priority list. UC must reset its priorities. #UC #UnionStrong
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today, we rallied at the Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley to call out UC’s $175.8 million hotel splurge. UPTE members and allies showed up to say: fund people, not luxury hotels. That’s not public service—that’s a broken priority list. UC must reset its priorities. #UC #UnionStrong
“Our working conditions could be directly impacted by this proposal, and we wanted to understand exactly how.”
- @lucecaroline.bsky.social laist.com/news/educati...
- @lucecaroline.bsky.social laist.com/news/educati...
After court forces release of Trump's billion-dollar settlement demands, UC opposition groups turn to next goals
Faculty filed a public records lawsuit to get details of a negotiation that has mostly taken place behind closed doors.
laist.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Our working conditions could be directly impacted by this proposal, and we wanted to understand exactly how.”
- @lucecaroline.bsky.social laist.com/news/educati...
- @lucecaroline.bsky.social laist.com/news/educati...
The Trump administration has demanded, among other things, that UCLA not enroll “foreign students likely to engage in anti-Western, anti-American, or antisemitic disruptions or harassment.”
Trump’s UCLA Demand: $1.2B Fine and Limits on Trans, Foreign Student Freedoms
A faculty lawsuit forced the university to release a 27-page draft “resolution agreement,” which would also require UCLA and affiliated hospitals to stop “performing hormonal interventions... https://bit.ly/498Vv0v
A faculty lawsuit forced the university to release a 27-page draft “resolution agreement,” which would also require UCLA and affiliated hospitals to stop “performing hormonal interventions... https://bit.ly/498Vv0v
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Trump administration has demanded, among other things, that UCLA not enroll “foreign students likely to engage in anti-Western, anti-American, or antisemitic disruptions or harassment.”
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Who is Marc Rowan? Higher Ed Loyalty Oath and How We Fight Back
Th, Oct 30, 7pm ET
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global, is key author of the Trump admin's compact for higher ed—a loyalty oath.
Open to AAUP and AFT members, higher ed and healthcare workers, union members, student groups.
Th, Oct 30, 7pm ET
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global, is key author of the Trump admin's compact for higher ed—a loyalty oath.
Open to AAUP and AFT members, higher ed and healthcare workers, union members, student groups.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Who is Marc Rowan? The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Higher Ed Loyalty Oath & How We Fight Back. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about...
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of the private equity giant Apollo Global Management, is a key author of the Trump administration's "Compact" for higher ed—a loyalty oath that would award federal research...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Who is Marc Rowan? Higher Ed Loyalty Oath and How We Fight Back
Th, Oct 30, 7pm ET
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global, is key author of the Trump admin's compact for higher ed—a loyalty oath.
Open to AAUP and AFT members, higher ed and healthcare workers, union members, student groups.
Th, Oct 30, 7pm ET
Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global, is key author of the Trump admin's compact for higher ed—a loyalty oath.
Open to AAUP and AFT members, higher ed and healthcare workers, union members, student groups.