The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI.
Few examples exist of the Cal State Uni attempting to replace faculty labor with generative AI tools, but the faculty union wants to prevent such efforts from ever getting off the ground.
We are hosting a "Comment-a-thon" Zoom workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi, former NIH Scientific Program Official. New OMB federal rule change would severely affect federal grant process. Written comments from UC faculty can still stop its adoption! Join us!
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The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system's use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology.
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Here are the notes from my @aaup.org Legal Update, delivered by the incredible @sbagen.bsky.social at the Biennial this last week!
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“Our job security proposals really aim to reflect … the value of our labor and our contributions to campus.” www.dailycal.org/news/uc/dign... #WeTeachUC
June 4 bargaining update from Santa Cruz: UC-AFT members gave powerful testimony on the importance of language instruction at UCSC. Also passed a proposal on right to free expression in the “no strikes” clause of the contract. More at weteachuc.org/2026/06/10/b... #WeTeachUC
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BY VEENA DUBAL The following report by AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal, Professor of Law at the University of California at Irvine, was delivered to the AAUP’s biennial meeting in Chicago on…
The University Council - American Federation of Teachers aims to prioritize academic freedom, job security and new guidelines on technology in the classroom in its ongoing contract negotiations with t...
Faculty: We want to unionize
Admin: isn't there someone you forgot to ask
A new report shows U.S. employers spend a shameful $1.7 BILLION annually hiring anti-union consultants and law firms to bust organizing campaigns.
UCLA lecturers allege salaries are not enough to make ends meet dailybruin.com/2026/06/07/u...
May 21 bargaining update from UC Irvine: UC-AFT teaching faculty pass our 2nd job security proposal while UCOP counters with the status quo. Check out all the details at: weteachuc.org/2026/05/27/b... #WeTeachUC
Next contract bargaining date is June 4 at UC Santa Cruz. RSVP here to show your solidarity! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WeTeachUC
Faculty have said a union is necessary to address issues related to pay and working conditions.
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
A physics lecturer went viral in fall 2024 after claiming in Instagram videos that he could not afford to live in Los Angeles on his UCLA salary. Two years later, the lecturer’s videos have received ...
