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UC Students and Workers Protest Unecessary Fee Hikes

Date:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
repost
Location Details:
UC Mission Bay campus

11/17 SF Action At UCSF Mission Bay-UC Students and Workers Protest Uunecessary Fee Hikes and Cuts


Contacts:
Claudia Magaña, President UC Students Association and UCSC student, (626) 392-5919
Julian Posadas, Food Service Worker with AFSCME 3299, (805)886-3200
Bob Samuels, President of AFT and Lecturer at UCLA, (805) 680-2719
Alejandro Lara-Brisceno, recent graduate (805)570-4187
Filiberto Nolasco, UAW Executive Board Member and UCSB student, (323) 313-2159

UC STUDENTS AND WORKERS PROTEST UNNECESSARY FEE HIKES AND CUTS
Coalition says Regents cannot justify taking more from students and staff after UC received increased funding from the state

WHEN: Wednesday, November 17th
7:30 am - Press Conference in front of Community Center (Owens Street side)
11:00 am - March around UCSF at
12:00 pm - End Statement in front of Community Center (Owens Street side)
VISUALS:400+ students and workers, picket signs, banners,
WHERE: UCSF Mission Bay Community Center (Owens Street side)

San Francisco, CA - Hundreds of UC students and workers statewide will join together during the November 16-18th Regents meeting to protest proposals that will unnecessarily harm the public mission of the University of California. On the table are proposals for a differential fee hike where students whose families make over $120,000 will be facing an 8% fee increase. The Regents will also be
imposing increased pay cuts for the pension decreases in retirement benefits that will effectively cut retiree income in half for many employees. Protesters oppose these draconian cuts and the divisive fee increases, when the university is seeing more
revenue due to increased state funding, tuition, federal dollars and other sources. They are demanding no fee hikes for ALL students and no more cuts to staff, many of whom earn below a living wage.

University of California Students Association (UCSA)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME-Local 3299)

Coalition of University Employees (CUE-Teamsters Local 2010)

American Federation of Teachers-UC Council (UC-AFT)

California Nurses Association (CNA)

United Auto Workers (UAW-Local 2865


University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA Local 9119)
Added to the calendar on Tue, Nov 16, 2010 10:10PM
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