If you're a University of California worker who's a member of UAW 4811 (the new union composed of the former 2865, 5810, and SRU), check your email box for a link to a vote on strike authorization due to UC's unfair labor practices.
TikTok CEO #ShouZiChew has said the company will take the fight against the new law to the courts, but some experts believe that for the #US#SupremeCourt, national security considerations could outweigh #FreeSpeech protection.
The largest union of #AcademicWorkers, which represents more than 48,000 graduate student workers throughout the #UniversityOfCalifornia system, will hold a #StrikeAuthorization vote as early as next week in response to how universities have cracked down on students’ #Gaza protests. #Israel
We let @CalMatters know at that time, along with other media. They did not deem it worthy of coverage because they want to treat things as a human interest story rather than as systemic oppression & systemic failure.
This could have been dealt with years earlier if media had listened to us when we said this was a systemic problem, not just a problem for one or two disabled students. It shouldn't take a disabled student being in student government to get coverage of these issues. @academicchatter@disability
Good news: UC Access Now's work continue to prod a teeny bit of progress from UC, Associated Students, and others.
Bad news: Most of the time we point out injustice & present evidence, we are not invited to the table when it comes to decisionmaking.
Some of the things mentioned here are things the UC Access Now Demandifesto laid out in July of 2020.
Don't let UC or anyone else erase the work UC Access Now has done.They erase the hard work we've done, which encourages burnout. If they're successful erasing grassroots movements, they extinguish desire to organize for positive change that's an equal seat that the table rather than rationed scraps. @disability@academicchatter
@disability@academicchatter The UC Access Demandifesto is up on Internet Archive for all to read. It's easy to see what we were pointing out through the Demandifesto (and subsequent publications via our social media outlets) and what has filtered down into the language of the UC Systemwide Advisory Workgroup on Students with Disabilities to which we were not invited to contribute.
The appropriation and erasure contributed to the burnout (i.e. actual worsening of health) by core working members of UC Access Now. Don't let them erase our work.
We'd write the Demandifesto a bit differently now. Within months after publishing it, we called for the dismantling of the offices of rationing accessibility that UC runs.
Application period for student regent opened up. Applications due by March 11.
"The selected student regent will serve next year for a one-year, nonvoting term as regent-designate, which is followed by a one-year, full-voting term through 2026. The regent represents the student bodies across all 10 UC campuses, and UC undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply, with the deadline being March 11.
The first two roles of the student regent listed on the application flier are representing the UC’s 294,000 students as a voting member and influencing a variety of policies regarding students’ experiences. All tuition and fees for the selected regent will be waived, and they earn a stipend while serving on the board."
Choose a major CA newspaper like LA Times or SJ Mercury
Tally how many articles about University of California are about NCAA sports teams vs how many are about this giant component of our state budget, how it's run, how well it's doing its job of educating the people of California, and conducting research in the public interest.
Hey there #Monterey Bay friends! In case you needed something to do this spring, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is again offering the California Naturalist course. I highly recommend considering advancing your skills with this fun and enlightening class. Feel free to hit me up with any questions, since I'm certified, as well!
"By starting the exercise under the cover of darkness and during students’ winter break, university leaders hoped to minimize a conflict with activists adamant the park should remain open space, a living tribute to free speech and student activism."
"He said the university did not notify residents or drivers about its plans to avoid alerting park supporters about the start of the operation.
“We did not want there to be a large protest scene,” Gibson said. “We wanted things to be as safe and smooth as possible, and that’s exactly what happened.”
Berkeley typically requires “no parking” signs be posted 72 hours before parking limits can begin. The city of Berkeley’s media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday afternoon."
Typical "laws are for YOU, not for us" UC attitude.
If you are employed by the University of California system you should check out the ebike pricing with discounts. It was won as part of the collective bargaining and it was extended to other employees. Dirwin in particular has a front cargo trike option at a significant discount from MSRP (I don't know what a regular sale price looks like though).
Last month, scholars at the #UniversityOfCalifornia, #Berkeley invited a #Canadian expert to offer his analysis of the riddle that is crushing the dreams of an entire generation.
“What really surprised them in #California was the sharp decoupling there is in Metro #Vancouver between incomes and #housing prices,” said Andy Yan, an associate professor of professional practice at #SFU who also heads its City Program.
While disabled people's health is made worse by University of California's systemic ableism, you can actually get healthCARE if you're eligible for "wealthcare". Rich people to the head of the line in our public research university med centers & clinics. https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/executive-health/executive-physicals
Y'all know I reminisce about the craziest stuff. This morning I'm remembering my French teacher who announced that anyone who had an 'A' average was exempt from the final exam but had to show up. 🤷🏽♀️ I woke up to a very sick 4 yo who couldn't go to daycare. WTF was I supposed to do? I called my teacher and told him what was up and he said ok but he sounded annoyed, like I had made it all up. Ain't easy being a mom.
#Reagan Adviser Warned Free #College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat”
...#RogerFreeman, who also worked for #Nixon, revealed the right’s motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education."