An Independent Senate Faculty Union
An Independent Senate Faculty Union
This Senate Resolution to Defend Academic Freedom and Shared Governance will be discussed at the upcoming Senate meeting (March 13, 2:30-5pm). SCFA is one of the co-sponsors and we write to encourage you to 1) click here to join over 100 other Senate…
Dear colleagues, It has been a busy and distressing few months. As your union, we’ve been tracking a variety of issues that are impacting faculty work here at UCSC. This message includes information on SCFA activities related to: Effort report…
Dear Senate Faculty, Academic freedom is on many of our minds. For some of us, recent messaging from UCSC campus administration has raised concerns that our administrators may misinterpret faculty responsibilities in a way that could conflict with faculty rights.…
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.…