An Independent Senate Faculty Union
An Independent Senate Faculty Union
AFSCME 3299 and UPTE are going on strike this week in response to unfair labor practices by the UC. These two unions represent over 57,000 critical frontline workers in the UC system, including dining, custodial, transit, and grounds workers (AFSCME)…
In July, the SCFA filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against UCSC for 1) prohibiting an instructor from holding office hours at the UAW picket line and 2) banning the SCFA from participating in faculty department meetings. Following a…
In light of the upcoming Senate meeting and extensive concerns about the campus budget, SCFA would like to share our thoughts on the budget based on the conversations that emerged at our teach-in in early November. In the linked document,…
Are you worried about budget cuts and austerity measures at UCSC? The Santa Cruz Faculty Association (SCFA) invites you to a budget teach-in where you will learn more about how the budget works (and doesn’t) and discuss how faculty can…
The SCFA joined with our fellow Faculty Associations across the system to file an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the university for their handling of the Gaza solidarity encampments around the state. The charge maintains that the UC violated established…
In response to administrative proposals to establish a pilot Salary Equity Review program and to address challenges that often arise because of overlapping steps at promotion to Associate, we continued to advocate for a comprehensive salary program that would address…
SCFA worked with the Academic Mothers Faculty Community Network in trying to negotiate for a temporary childcare subsidy for faculty with children under the age of five years old. Childcare is an urgent need for faculty parents, and especially mothers,…
During the Spring 2024 UAW ULP strike, SCFA continued to provide critical information to faculty members. On May 3, following the UAW’s call for a strike authorization vote, we emphasized that faculty should not be expected to do the work…