EECS/DS Staff, Author at EECS/DS ASEs United

UC/UAW Joint Statement on Academic Intern Programs

By EECS/DS Staff April 2, 2024Updates

Dear EECS faculty and students. The university and UAW 4811, the union of Academic Student Employees, reached an interim agreement in February that has allowed the continuation of academic internship programs for the…

You should have gotten a raise this month. Did UC pay you the right amount?

By EECS/DS Staff October 30, 2023Updates

All ASEs should be seeing a raise effective Oct. 1. Check your most recent paycheck on UCPath and make sure the raises have been remitted to you! If your pay…

The university can afford it.

By EECS/DS Staff April 20, 2023Articles, Essays

The university bargaining team has repeatedly claimed that the university simply is not able to provide enough resources to fund instruction in EECS/DS. Let's take a look at their budget…

Budget

By EECS/DS Staff April 20, 2023Articles, Explainers

When talking about issues in EECS/DS courses at UC Berkeley, one topic always comes up: the budget. But how does budgeting actually work, and why isn't it working for EECS? …

Staffing

By EECS/DS Staff April 12, 2023Articles, Explainers

The number one goal of ASEs in the bargaining process is to increase staffing and instructional quality in the EECS and Data Science departments. Here's what's happening at the bargaining table…

Wages and remission

By EECS/DS Staff April 6, 2023Articles, Explainers

In the EECS/DS staffing bargaining process, one of the most contentious issues at the bargaining table has been the compensation and benefits that should be provided to ASEs. Key areas…

LBFO letter

By EECS/DS Staff March 24, 2023Articles, Essays

To the university bargaining team: We are student-workers from a wide swath of the largest courses in EECS and DSUS. We teach the discussion sections, tutor the students, write the…

Hourly vs. salaried pay

By EECS/DS Staff March 20, 2023Articles, Explainers

Update: the university has dropped its demands that TAs become hourly employees. For decades, TAs at the University of California have received a regular salary for completing their work. The…

Overwork report

By EECS/DS Staff March 9, 2023Articles, Explainers

ASEs within the EECS/DS departments conducted a survey of approximately 10% of undergraduate and graduate academic student employees in EECS/DS. Here's what we found. 55% reported being overworked. 38% of…

Testimonials: EECS short-staffing hurts everyone

By EECS/DS Staff November 21, 2022Articles

Note: This set of testimonials was initially published on Nov. 21, 2022, via a Google Docs document. It was republished on this website on Sept. 20, 2023. For years, underfunding…