UPDATES
RE: UCSC student code of conduct summons
Monday, January 27, 2019, UCSC graduate students withholding grades were notified that if they do not submit grades by Feb. 2, 2020, they will be subject to discipline under the student code of conduct. Yesterday, UAW President Kavitha Iyengar wrote the following...
Berkeley TAs Are Awarded Millions in Back Pay (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/15/2020)
Check out this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education on the major victory that TAs/GSIs at UC-Berkeley just won. Over two years ago, elected leaders of UAW 2865, the union of Academic Student Employees at UC, filed a grievance against the University for...
UAW 2865 Demand to Bargain regarding cost of living
The housing crisis is impacting academic student employees across the state, and it is not letting up. Today we sent a letter to UC saying that its growing impact on workers necessitates bargaining over cost of living and compensation issues. You can read the full...
Cal TAs win multi-million dollar grievance victory!
Teaching Assistants just scored a major victory! Over two years ago, elected leaders of UAW 2865, the union of Academic Student Employees at UC, filed a grievance against the University for appointing hundreds of TAs/GSIs at UC-Berkeley – primarily undergraduates...
Bylaws Amendments to be considered at October 2019 Joint Council Meeting
Dear UAW 2865 Member, At the July 2019 Joint Council meeting in Irvine, the elected leadership of UAW 2865 voted to refer a package of bylaws amendments to the Bylaws Committee. The Bylaws Committee will produce a report regarding the proposed amendments and then...
October 2019 Vacancy Election – Call for Nominations
Dear UAW 2865 Member, Your union is holding its October Vacancy Elections to fill vacant Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The election will take place on Oct. 14-15, 2019. Please read on for information about the election and instructions on how to accept...
Take the UAW 2865 Political Survey
UAW 2865 actively pushes legislation in Sacramento and in Washington D.C. that benefits Academic Student Employees, and as a public sector union, we know that it is critical for UAW 2865 to support candidates and ballot initiatives that will create better working...
UAW 2865 Endorses the Green New Deal to Protect Workers and Strengthen Labor
IRVINE, CA—At their quarterly meeting Friday, the Joint Council of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Local 2865 voted decisively to endorse H.R. 109, the Green New Deal resolution co-sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA). By...
UCPath – VICTORY! UC agrees to settle grievances
After long negotiations with UAW 2865, UC has finally agreed to compensate over 700 student workers at UCPath campuses who experienced issues with pay, with after-tax amounts ranging from $150-$450. These payments are in addition to any pay owed by the university and...
DeVos attacks Title IX – UAW fights back
Speak out for survivors’ rights! Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education has proposed changes to Title IX that if enacted would be a step backwards for survivor’s rights, and represent a direct attack on equality in education. The proposed changes include:...