UC-AFT

UC-AFT has filed a cease and desist letter against the University of California Office of the President regarding the university’s offer to compensate Unit 18 members who volunteer for “extra grading work at the end of the semester.” 

48,000 academic workers in the United Auto Workers union – which includes postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers, academic student employees and graduate student researchers – across the university went on strike on Monday.

Although Fang Xu, a long-time lecturer and researcher in the Interdisciplinary Studies Field at UC Berkeley, possesses extensive academic achievements and credentials, she is unable to spearhead her own research projects.

For more than a decade, Kenneth Worthy worked as a software developer. Looking for something more meaningful, however, he turned to environmental science.

Transforming that which needs to be transformed is a goal that Cecilia Lucas strives toward in everything she does, including her UC Berkeley lectureship.

As of Dec. 31, Walter will have spent six years of his life as a UC Berkeley lecturer, yet every semester could be his last.

While the difference between a professor and a lecturer may just be their title, that title determines their salary, job stability and livelihood.

Becoming a continuing lecturer means Crystal Chang has somewhat greater job security; however, the journey is no easy feat.

If you’re anything like me, you might have forgotten some things that have happened throughout the months. Here are some of the biggest stories to hit the UC Berkeley campus this year.

The threat of deportation is what kept many members of my community silent — unable to advocate for their basic needs of safety, fair wages and a retirement plan.