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UC-AFT is fighting for a UC where experience is valued, where every student has the support they deserve, and where every worker is treated with dignity and respect. Learn more at weteachuc.org

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UC teaching faculty deserve compensation that reflects the value of our labor, access to affordable healthcare and family medical leave, protection from capricious layoffs, unwanted surveillance, and attacks on academic freedom.

UC teaching faculty pose in a classroom with raised fists, alongside text calling for fair compensation, healthcare, job security, and academic freedom.

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UC workers deserve fair wages and benefits, respect for our contracts, and a cooperative negotiating partner that bargains in good faith.

UC workers march with megaphones and “On Strike” signs, with text calling for fair wages, benefits, and good-faith bargaining.

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UC students deserve access to high quality instruction delivered by professional educators who value critical thinking, information literacy, and free inquiry.

UC students stand outdoors holding colorful signs that spell “SOLIDARITY,” with text about access to high-quality instruction.

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UC management wants you to believe our future will be defined by austerity, corporate managerialism, and AI. They are abandoning the UC’s public mission in favor of maximizing profits with exploitative tuition policies, dodgy real estate investments, and deep cuts to undergraduate education.

A university campus building appears behind text criticizing UC management and calling for a better University of California.

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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UC-AFT lecturers and librarians are fighting for the UC we deserve!✊ Read on below to learn more and visit weteachuc.org for information on Unit 18’s current contract bargaining campaign.

UC-AFT members stand outside a concrete building with raised fists and signs reading “We Teach UC,” alongside text saying they are fighting for the UC they deserve.

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How much did you get for a raise this year? 1%? 3%? How about 25%? FACT: California billionaires increased their net worth by 25% over the last two years. That's about $432 billion dollars. Tax the billionaires ➡️ Save California's health care system. Vote YES on Prop 40. #YesOn40

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We’re recapping some U18 lecturer bargaining highlights in support of a fair contract. ✊ weteachuc.org/bargaining-u... Kat Lewin spoke about the importance for Zoom bargaining to support transparency: “It’s important for our members to understand the contract if they’re going to ratify it.”

A bright blue graphic from UC-AFT Local 1474 featuring a large orange speech bubble with the following quote: "We know that power on your side of the table flows up to the Regents. Our power flows down from 5,300 people who will ratify the contract. It’s important for them to understand the contract if they’re going to ratify it."

The bottom of the image includes a yellow banner that reads: "UC-AFT Table Team Co-Chair Kat Lewin on the importance of Zoom bargaining at WeTeachUC.org." The background has the repeated phrase "BARGAINING HIGHLIGHTS" in a yellow outlined font.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The NIH funds lifesaving research for Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer & more. Handing funding control to political appointees instead of independent boards makes us less healthy, & sets a dangerous precedent. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... @rweingarten.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org

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What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science

Advocates and scientists warn that giving political appointees power over research grants would “upend” U.S. science

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Unit 18 teaching faculty will be back at the bargaining table this Thursday at 10am at UC Davis. Show your solidarity in our fight for a fair contract by observing the sessions and coming to the rally at noon! RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A flyer for UC-AFT Unit 18 Lecturers titled "Bargaining at UC Davis." The event is on Thursday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at School of Education 174, with a rally at noon. It includes a photo of a large group of supporters and an RSVP link: linktr.ee/ucaft.

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lee has trained hundreds of K-12 educators during her 18 years in the Education Dept. at UCLA. But the innovative social justice pedagogy and off-campus programs she has developed have repeatedly been cancelled for political reasons. As a result, her appointment has been reduced by nearly 50%.

Graphic with a light blue background and the words "BARGAINING HIGHLIGHTS" repeated in orange. A blue speech bubble explains that Darlene Lee has trained hundreds of educators during her 18 years at UCLA, but her social justice programs have been repeatedly cancelled for political reasons, resulting in her appointment being reduced by nearly 50%. A blue banner at the bottom says: "LEARN MORE | weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates"

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We’re recapping some U18 lecturer bargaining highlights, including member testimony in support of a fair contract. ✊ weteachuc.org/bargaining-u... Darlene Lee spoke out against layoffs at a recent bargaining session: “My work has been treated as an interchangeable part in the machinery of the UC.”

Graphic with a light blue background and the words "BARGAINING HIGHLIGHTS" repeated in orange. A blue speech bubble contains a quote from Darlene Lee: "My work has been treated as an interchangeable part in the machinery of the UC." At the bottom, a blue banner states: "UC-AFT member Darlene Lee speaks out against layoffs at bargaining in May. Read more at weteachuc.org."

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We’re recapping some U18 lecturer bargaining highlights, including testimony in support of a fair contract. ✊ weteachuc.org/bargaining-u... UCB student Gabby Wong: “Students want smaller class sizes. Students want smaller sections. But most of all, students want lecturers’ livelihoods restored.”

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UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Coming up next Tuesday on the Berkeley campus. UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter members should stop by!

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reiterman: “I hope that these experiences – the communnal process of discovery, connecting past and present, side-by-side-will shape my students’ view of the world and remind them that the learning process can be slow and immersive. We lecturers are the ones here ready to do this important work.”

A graphic with a blue background featuring a yellow speech bubble. The text inside reads: "I hope that these experiences—the communal process of discovery, connecting past and present, side-by-side—will shape [my students'] view of the world and remind them that the learning process can be slow and immersive... We lecturers are the ones here ready to do this important work." It is signed Amanda Reiterman, UCSC.

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reiterman is a scholar of the ancient Mediterranean and has taught hundreds of student in multiple departments at UCSC. But when she learned that she was earning less than her TA, she quit. “Can you imagine the insult of being paid less than your assistant who graduated with a BA just months prior?”

A graphic with a blue background featuring a yellow box with text that reads: "A scholar of the ancient Mediterranean, Amanda has taught hundreds of students in multiple departments at UCSC. But when she learned that she was earning less than her TA, she quit. 'Can you imagine the insult of being paid hundreds of dollars less than your assistant—who graduated with a BA just months prior?'" A link at the bottom points to weteachuc.org.

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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’re recapping some U18 lecturer bargaining highlights, including member testimony in support of a fair contract.✊ Amanda Reiterman: “Reward our loyalty and integrity with real job security, and honor our knowledge and experience with the appropriate compensation.” weteachuc.org/bargaining-u...

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“The AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor.. to withdraw his public repudiation of the UCLA School of Law symposium..& to reaffirm the academic freedom of..faculty to organize scholarly events, select speakers…without fear of institutional condemnation.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-ca...

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AAUP Calls on UCLA Chancellor Frenk to Defend, Not Undermine, Academic Freedom

The AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk to withdraw his public repudiation of a UCLA School of Law symposium and to reaffirm the academic freedom of UCLA faculty.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 16/09/2026

New AAUP Statement: Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0. 👇👇👇 www.aaup.org/news/faculty... #academicsky

"Faculty members, staff, students, and administrators must remain clear-eyed about the need to refuse to comply"
- "Why Academic Freedom Matters Now," statement on Trump's Compact 2.0 by the AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure
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UC-AFT Local 1474 @ucaft.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Coming up next week in Davis! RSVP if you can be there to show your solidarity with our hardworking table team: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WeTeachUC

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Larimore-Hall to UC negotiators: “What we’re proposing is a set of constraints on the University’s ability to unilaterally impose new technology and turn us and our students into guinea pigs. What’s happening in our classrooms at UC is a disaster and we’re here to save you from yourself.”

A graphic titled "Bargaining Highlights" featuring a quote from Daraka Larimore-Hall, UCSB: “What we’re proposing is a set of constraints on the University’s ability to unilaterally impose new technology and turn us and our students into guinea pigs. What’s happening in our classrooms at UC is a disaster and we’re here to save you from yourself.”

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The proposal for a new article about technology in the classroom continues: … 3) empower Unit 18 teaching faculty reps to help make decisions and negotiate contracts with technology companies on their campuses; and 4) protect copyright and academic freedom through surveillance reduction.

A graphic titled "Bargaining Highlights" continuing the goals of the tech proposal. It aims to (3) empower Unit 18 teaching faculty to negotiate with tech companies on campus, and (4) protect copyright and academic freedom by reducing surveillance. A "Learn More" button includes the link weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates.

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Daraka helped craft our proposal for a new article about technology in the classroom. It aims to: 1) protect our jobs by mandating human, not AI, instruction; 2) safeguard our data and privacy through new data management; ...

A graphic titled "Bargaining Highlights" explaining a proposal for a new article about technology in the classroom. The article aims to (1) protect jobs by mandating human instruction rather than AI, and (2) safeguard data and privacy through new management requirements. A "Learn More" button includes the link weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates.

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We’re recapping some U18 lecturer bargaining highlights, including member testimony in support of a fair contract. ✊ weteachuc.org/bargaining-u... UC-AFT member Daraka Larimore-Hall: “We need control over the point of technology in our workplaces. We know what the impacts are. We live it.”

A graphic titled "Bargaining Highlights" featuring a quote from UC-AFT member Daraka Larimore-Hall: “We need control over the point of technology in our workplaces. We know what the impacts are better than you guys do. We live it.” Below, a banner states that Larimore-Hall presented a new tech article at UCM.

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Holmes: “Every day, I ask my students to imagine a better future. Today, I am asking the University of California to imagine one for the educators who dedicate their lives to creating theirs.” (4/4) Learn more: weteachuc.org/bargaining-u...

A blue graphic for UC-AFT Local 1474 featuring a speech bubble with a quote from Sarah Holmes, UCSB: "Every day, I ask my students to imagine a better future. Today, I am asking the University of California to imagine one for the educators who dedicate their lives to creating theirs." A button at the bottom reads "Learn More" with the link weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates.

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Sarah also lives with Multiple Sclerosis, but because of her low wages she works 4 jobs to meet her basic needs. “Imagine what I could contribute if my professional energy could be devoted entirely to UCSB.” (3/4)

A blue graphic for UC-AFT Local 1474 featuring a yellow text box that reads: "She also lives with Multiple Sclerosis, but because of her low wages she works 4 jobs to meet her basic needs. 'Imagine what I could contribute if my professional energy could be devoted entirely to UCSB,' she asked UC management." A button at the bottom links to weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates.

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Sarah teaches Dance History and Appreciation, a General Education course, which requires “..designing an educational experience that works for hundreds of individuals with different backgrounds, different learning styles, different levels of preparation, and different aspirations.” (2/4)

A blue graphic for UC-AFT Local 1474 featuring a yellow text box that reads: "Sarah teaches Dance History and Appreciation, a General Education course, which requires '...designing an educational experience that works for hundreds of individuals with different backgrounds, different learning styles, different levels of preparation, and different aspirations.'" A button at the bottom links to weteachuc.org/bargaining-updates.

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