Yudof’s Proposed Changes to Pensions

The following email was sent senate faculty by Daniel Simmons, the Chair of the Academic Senate, about UC President Mark Yudof’s proposed changes to the staff and faculty pension system. You can read the Daily Cal (UC Berkeley’s student paper)…

CA-AAUP Annual Meeting 11/6

California-AAUP 2010 Annual Meeting Saturday, November 6th, 9:45am-4:00pm UC Berkeley Faculty Club Register today! CA-AAUP Website [click here] This year’s annual membership and business meeting addresses the ongoing financial crises, privatization of public institutions, and misplaced administrative priorities. Keynote address:…

Expert Analysis of and Commentary on New Post Employment Benefits Options: URGENT

UC employees' Retirement Benefits will change significantly when the Regents decide among new retirement benefits options developed by the UC Post Employment Benefits Task Force. Each of these options significantly changes the system we currently have. The Regents will decide very soon; the time frame for employee comment is extremely short. This presentation, by UCSC Committee on Faculty Welfare chair Professor Suresh Lodha, is a quick-moving analysis of the options, beginning with big picture questions and moving into details before closing with the key question: will these changes solve the problem?

Whitman and Brown on Public Higher Ed

California’s gubernatorial debate on September 28, 2010: Capital Public Radio’s Marianne Russ asked the question we (and others, apparently, as she attributed the question to a UC student) asked her to ask during yesterday’s debate: “As Governor would you roll…

Oct. 7: Rally @ Noon, Quarry Plaza

ROLL BACK THE FEE INCREASES! DIGNITY FOR UC WORKERS! CREATIVE ACTIONS @ 9 a.m. Quarry Plaza There are many different ways to support public education. Think of your own or join a pre-planned action. Bring your friends! RALLY @ Noon…

Contentious Plan for UC Pension Fund

Contentious plan for sagging UC pension fund Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, September 10, 2010 A tidal wave of unfunded retirement obligations that could top $40 billion in four years is washing over the University of California, forcing employees…

AAUP Endorses October 7

October 7, 2010, has been designated a national day of action to defend public education and to protest its privatization. The AAUP supports these efforts. Privatization in higher education in recent decades has brought disproportionate increases in: * non-educational administrative…

Call to Action October 7

October 7th Day of Action and October 30-31st Mobilizing Conference In Defense of Public Education and Public Services The historic actions, protests and strikes of last Fall and Spring showed our state and the nation that students, teachers, staff, and…