An Independent Senate Faculty Union
An Independent Senate Faculty Union
Dear colleagues, On October 26th, every UC employee received an Open Enrollment notice with new rates for healthcare benefits. The increases in the employee health benefits share are unprecedented and alarming. Costs for healthcare benefits will be going up between…
Andrew Slobodien, JD Director of Labor and Employee Relations University of California, Santa Cruz Dear Andrew, Our apologies for not being specific enough in our previous RFI regarding staff FTE in positions that support faculty. Below please find a revised…
Come to the Fall Social: Meet colleagues and have informal conversations about work, life, pop culture, politics, your summer travels, or anything else you feel like. No agenda, just a chance to connect. Thursday, October 19th, 5:15-7:15pm at the Cowell…
This newsletter was sent to all Senate Faculty What is SCFA? The Santa Cruz Faculty Association is an independent union that represents all UCSC Senate faculty members. We are the official bargaining agent for Senate faculty, meaning the campus has…
Dear SCFA members, Please join us for a Happy Hour on Thursday, April 27th, 6:30-8:30 pm at Lúpulo Craft Beer House (233 Cathcart St). Drop in any time, bring a friend, and have a drink with colleagues. A reminder will follow but please…
Andrew Slobodien, JD Director of Labor and Employee Relations University of California, Santa Cruz RFI: Changes in staff support Dear Andrew, In discussing issues with our members, we are consistently hearing that staff shortages are impacting faculty workloads. We appreciate…
We are looking forward to seeing you at our final SCFA gathering of the academic year. We’ll hold an End of Year Social at the Cowell Provost’s House tomorrow, June 13th, from 5-7pm, with beer, wine and food from Namaste.…
May 8, 2023 Patricia L. Hardaway Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and HRO (Interim) University of California, Santa Cruz RE: AIR and Senate Faculty Teaching Capacity/Expectations Dear Pat, SCFA understands that the AIR budget model makes reference to…
May 8, 2023 Patricia L. Hardaway Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and HRO (Interim) University of California, Santa Cruz RE: New Air Quality Request for Information Dear Pat, SCFA acknowledges receipt of the administration’s response to its request…
UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Labor and Community is pleased to host a two-day workshop on the growing labor movement in higher education. This event aims to bring together worker-organizers to share insights, lessons, strategic perspectives, organizing models, questions,…