History

History of CUE Election

Clerical employees at the University of California elected the Coalition of University Employee (CUE) in November 1997. CUE's victory was the culmination of a grassroots effort begun in 1995 by clerical workers UC-wide.

Over 18,000 strong, and stretching from San Diego to Davis, our unit is one of the largest bargaining units in the western United States.

Voters chose CUE over the AFSCME, the union that has represented UC clericals since 1983, and over "No Representation," the option promoted by UC management.

6340 valid ballots were cast and counted in the election, and CUE won 3955 or 63% of the votes.

1346 ballots were cast for AFSCME (21%), and 1039 (16%) were cast for "no representation".

We invite CUE members to join in building a strong union. Your help is needed in many ways. Here are some of the ways you can participate, but joining is the best place to start. Please contact the campus representatives listed in this Web Page to say you would like to help with one or more of the following tasks.

• Distributing information to co-workers and making sure that their priorities are known to CUE.
• Continuing efforts to survey the needs of clericals on every campus.
• Researching the issues -- from wages to health and safety; from layoff rights to reclassification and subcontracting; and so many more...
• Developing and expanding CUE's structure so that we can continue as an open and effective organization that truly represents us. We need a union that is both strong and democratic!
• Finding new and effective ways to remind or convince co-workers that their membership today is the key to bringing better wages & working conditions tomorrow.
• Learning about our rights in the workplace so you can help co-workers solve problems.
• Becoming a member of the local campus steering committee to develop plans and make decisions for CUE at your campus, and to help shape CUE's program statewide.