One thing the #UCAFT librarian contract campaign has brought into focus for me is the value of librarians and other campus workers to be a part of the community around the university. It fosters richer connections across the board, but so few folks can afford to live in the area.

Today I’m meeting up with some grad students to help them with a BART challenge. It’s easy for me to do because I live close to BART. A lot of my colleagues couldn’t do this.

#HigherEdLaborUnited

After today’s long (but productive and affirming) #UCAFT council meeting, I biked over to the print shop to make some prints.

I pulled the joshua tree plate and for whatever reason, this is what happened.

Listen to nothing.
Be still.

#letterpress #PrintMaking

Me: Maybe I’ve gone too far in union activism?

Also me: let’s print a bunch of #UCAFT posters

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#letterpress #unions #LibraryWorkers

This morning #UCAFT President Katie Rodger sent #UC President #MichaelDrake this letter raising questions about the impossible tasks lecturers face in finishing the term without GSI and to settle the #FairUCNow strike.

No strike clauses are a major obstacle, but we still stand in solidarity with #UAWOnStrike

https://ucaft.org/sites/default/files/main/Ltr%20to%20Drake%20re%20UAW%20Strike_2022.11.29.pdf

Tomorrow 11:30am- #Berkeley faculty (and librarians) show up for #FairUCNow. Standing in solidarity with #UAWOnStrike.

#UCAFT #BerkeleyFaculty @uc_faculty

Yesterday, 36,558 #UAW-represented grad workers in the University of California system voted to authorize a strike with 98% yes votes #FairUCNow

#UCAFT members including UC librarians can find solidarity guidance at https://ucaft.org/content/uaw-strike-solidarity-guidance

🔗🐦 https://twitter.com/uaw2865/status/1588009831020961792
🔗 strike fund https://givebutter.com/uc-uaw
🔗 other ways to support https://www.fairucnow.org/support/