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Podcast: KUCI Subversity: UC's Hidden Wealth; Why is UC Pleading Poverty? (this is an audio file)
Monday, September 28, 2009 10:00 AM -- It sure sounds like the University of California is in financial crisis, with layoffs, paycuts/furloughs, massive student fee increases and campus protests. But economist Peter Donohue thinks otherwise. Looking at the UC's own financial reports, he has discovered billions hidden away in its unrestricted reserves. The UC likes to say these funds are already committed, but Donohue says these are not legally restricted. They could be freed up to offset the massive loss of state funding. But unlike the CSU system, UC funding is only 13%-18% dependent on state sources. Interviewer is Show host Daniel C. Tsang.- Subversities: UC's Hidden Wealth: Why is UC Pleading Poverty? (Sept. 2009)
- Leading Higher Education Economist Gears Up for Road Show (Fall 2009)
- Economist and retired UC visiting professor Peter Donohue updated his 2002 analysis of UC's Hidden Wealth and he's bringing his revised findings to every UC campus.
- 08/07/09: SURVEY CONCERNING FURLOUGHS-SALARY REDUCTIONS
- Podcast: KUCI Subversity: Unions Respond to University of California Pay Cut/furlough Plans (this is an audio file)
Monday, July 20, 2009 10:00 AM -- University of California Regents July 16, 2009 imposed a furlough/pay cut plan on thousands of UC employees, but for the UC's unionized workers, the University has to negotiate with them or the plan does not apply. On the 20 July 2009 edition of Subversity, we continue to bring you the union response. We talked with Dianna Sahhar, a long-time Library Assistant at UCI, just back from negotiations as a CUE leader, and asked her what the University is proposing and her union's reaction. She reveals that because the plans call for monthly pay cuts, the furloughs when taken will not entail further cuts, and thus will be recorded as "paid" leave. She is President of CUE Irvine, Local #9 from March 2008 to 2010. She is a graduate of UCI with a BA in Social Ecology from 1983, and has worked at the Library for almost 20 years now. We also talked with Juan Castillo, Lead Organizer for AFSCME 3299, who was at Friday's town hall meeting and his attempt to question the UCI Chancellor from the floor got Chancellor Michael Drake stymied for a second -- with Drake finally saying he was not "negotiating" with Castillo. Interviewer is Show host Daniel C. Tsang.
Here are some past events:
- Sign the petition to Investigate Executive Pay at UC
- 10/5/05: Senate Committee Hearing on Higher Education at Riverside
- 7/12/05: Notice of Intent to Honor CNA Picket Lines
- CUE strikes statewide June 13, 14, 15, 2005
- 4/13/05: Strike Q & A
- 4/4/05: Notice of Intent to Honor Picket Lines
- 3/24/05: UC Workers Fight for Justice
- A 15 minute QuickTime movie (44.7 MB) of the UCSF worker protest (March 2005)
- CUE in the Capitol (May 2004)
- CUE's lawsuit against UC (July 2003)
- Meeting Schedules
- Schedule of regular statewide meetings, local meetings, committee meetings.
- Local Events
- Schedule of events and meetings at your local.
- How You Can Help
- Request for action: write a letter, sign a petition, post a poster, join a rally, etc.
- Workshops
- Workshops on reclassifications, dealing with difficult bosses and more.
Correspondence
Here is a collection of letters that have been written by CUE leadership and individual members, as well as letters written to CUE or in support of CUE by legislators.
- Letter to UCSA regarding 2004 budget compact (May 2004)
- Letters to local chancellors and UC President
- Bargaining correspondence between CUE and UC's Chief Negotiators.
- Letters of support from Legislators
- Letters to Legislators
- Email from CUE to clericals