The Administration refuses to meet with graduate students and student workers to negotiate a COLA. Instead of settling this matter, they are attempting to intimidate graduate strikers with misconduct violations and nebulous threats of retaliation. In the most recent emails sent to undergraduates by Academic Advisors and EVC Lori Kletzer, it has become clear that … Continue reading "Student-Worker-Power Rally"
All decisions about our strike and our plan to keep fighting for a COLA will be decided collectively at the General Assembly. We hope that all graduate students will join us for any and all of these meetings to lay plans, build our power, and keep up the fight win a COLA. We can't wait … Continue reading "General Assembly for All Students"
In comradely conversations between grad student TAs and K7 workers, we’ve heard K7 stories uncannily similar to the stories in the COLA testimonial emails. As one K7 worker put it, “we’re just trying to survive.” They’re fighting against unlivable wages, against outsourcing, and against gig economy labour practices. They’re fighting for campus safety, reasonable workloads, … Continue reading "Rally With K7 Workers"
Attend the January 16th Organizing Committee Meeting dedicated to getting us a COLA!
Time/location— Koret Quad at UCSF Medical Center January 22, 8AM to 2PM Bus— The bus is departing from UCSC Quarry Plaza at 4:30AM. The bus is making a second pick-up in the Trader Joe’s parking lot in SC at 4:45AM. It will depart at 5:00AM. The bus will begin making its way back from UCSF … Continue reading "Regents Day Action (Please RSVP!)"
Dear comrades, Tomorrow we will be hosting a day of community care for all graduate students (TAs, GSIs, GSRs, Master’s students, and those on fellowships) at McHenry café, 9am-3pm, as part of our strike for COLA. If you do not plan to go to the Regents Meeting (rsvp here), please join us! Can’t make it … Continue reading "Day of Community Care"
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Join the AFT lecturers to plan a February 3rd rally and a precarity curriculum.
All are invited to attend the Organizing Committee meeting to hear a report-back from the Regenta Day, the Joint Council meeting, and strategize on how to move forward to win COLA.
In light of the recent email from chancellor Larive, we are calling for a General Assembly (GA). Join us at Communications building, studio C (same location as the first GA) at 5:30PM this Thursday, January 30th.
