Posts by Gabe Classon

We are happy to see that the university made significant movement toward us on wages and remissions for the first time in the bargaining process. Unfortunately, their latest supposal completely removes any commitment to increase staffing in EECS/DS, binding or non-binding. 

In this bargaining update:  ASEs and the university met with Mayor Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento to discuss the possibility of him mediating.  Bargaining has begun again with a session scheduled…

In today's bargaining update:  We've filed an unfair labor practice charge against the university detailing ways they have undermined the bargaining process. This will force the university to engage in…

Yesterday, ASEs passed our last, best, and final offer to the university, outlining the most we can compromise on wages and benefits while still guaranteeing an increase in instructional quality…

University administrators have questioned whether all 900 ASEs are serious about our demands for increased staffing and not completely gutting our wages & benefits.  "When we got back to the [administrators] that there is no deal without this, we do get pushback and they say 'show me'," Otero said. “But 900 people—how many people are showing up?”

Contrary to information shared by Professor John DeNero, entering mediation does not mean that bargaining has ended, or that bargaining must be closed. (It means that we will be bringing…

At the bargaining table yesterday:  ASEs packed the room and resoundingly rejected Wednesday's supposal from the university.  ASEs compromised even more on fee remission, offering annual savings of $1M+ by…

TL;DR: UC has proposed fewer TAs and massive cuts to TA pay and benefits. Come to the Work-In tomorrow starting at 10am outside Soda 380 to decisively reject this proposal…

Happy Pi Day! More than a week ago, ASEs passed a major supposal to the university's side of the bargaining table regarding a new staffing and compensation structure to address…