by Michael Burawoy | Mar 10, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Campus is in turmoil. With the possibility of a strike by graduate student workers on the horizon*, now activities on campus will be partly suspended in response to health concerns about the possible spread of COVID-19. Starting tomorrow, faculty are called upon to...
by Michael Burawoy | Mar 2, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
As many of you know, around 80 graduate students have been terminated from their jobs at UC Santa Cruz (see Newsletter below and last week’s commentary). In support of the striking graduate students, the Faculty Organizing Group at Santa Cruz has called for...
by Michael Burawoy | Feb 24, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
UC Santa Cruz graduate students have been striking since December 9th for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) that would meet the rising cost of living, especially increasing rents. Early on, the administration failed to meet with graduate student instructors,...
by Michael Burawoy | Feb 17, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Should UC affiliate with religious health systems that prohibit choice in reproductive health care and LGBTQ-inclusive care? Those prohibitions are based on policies written by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and not on any recognized medical standard of...
by Michael Burawoy | Feb 10, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
On Friday, Vice Provost, Benjamin Hermalin sent a Cal Message to all tenure-track faculty, giving an update on the contract negotiations between UCOP and the UC-AFT. By parroting the UCOP press release on the Unit 18 Lecturers and not presenting the perspective of the...
