SDFA/AAUP News and Issues

News from our colleagues at Santa Cruz:
Neutral Arbitrator’s In-Depth Analysis Sides with UC Clerical Workers
-Adapted from the website for the Coalition of University Employees
In August 2004, the State of California established a fact-finding panel to recommend a settlement of the current impasse between the University of California (UC) and the union representing UC clericals -- the Coalition of University Employees (CUE). More...

Regents Adopt Budget Proposal
-UCOP press release
The University of California Board of Regents today (Nov. 18) adopted a state budget proposal for 2005-06 that would halt the cuts of the last several years and provide modest new funding for enrollment growth, student instructional programs, and faculty and staff compensation. More...

UC and the California Budget
California's financial situation is grim, and UC's budget has already been significantly reduced despite surging enrollments. By the next academic year, on-campus enrollment should have increased by about 18% over a three-year period, while UC's budget will have decreased by some 6%.

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