by Michael Burawoy | Dec 14, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Last week, Chancellor Christ announced salary cuts for non-union employees and time reductions for unionized employees that would save the university some $27 million – a fraction of the presumed $340 million deficit that will have to be covered through borrowing,...
by Michael Burawoy | Dec 7, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
As we wait for Chancellor Christ’s plan to deal with our campus deficit of $340 million, we would like to congratulate one and all for making the best of very challenging conditions. Collectively – students, staff, instructors and administrators – we...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 30, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Following the failure of his obscure proposal for “curtailment” – a euphemism for salary reduction – President Drake has announced every campus will have to go it alone in dealing with its own budget deficits. He urged campuses to follow three...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 23, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
This morning President Michael Drake outlined his priorities for tackling the $2 billion budget deficit UC faces due to the pandemic. Chancellor Christ has now also promised to outline her plans for our campus next week. Here is the Berkeley Faculty...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 17, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Last Wednesday, tenure-track faculty swelled the crowd of observers to over 500 as they heard the university make a few concessions on the question of job security for lecturers. Their union, UC-AFT, is making headway, but they need to maintain the pressure. You can...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 9, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
A sense of relief has settled on much of California now that the election of Biden to the presidency seems unassailable. But farther down the ballot, results were not all good news. Faced with the usual plethora of propositions, California’s voters have once again...
