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DESCRIPTION:UC-AFT (Union Council--American Federation of Teachers), with more than 
 4000 lecturers across the UCs, is in the midst of negotiations aimed at 
 ending our marginal conditions of employment. Lecturers are often hired at 
 the last minute, are paid only per class with minimal benefits, and have 
 minimal or no insurance.  Despite being highly credentialed and trained, 
 the university administration refers to us as "at will" employees and has 
 even compared us to fast-food workers in order to defend their 
 mistreatment. This precarious position makes it difficult to contribute 
 what we can and should to UC’s academics and has many of us working at 
 2-4 colleges as “freeway flyers” because of the uncertainty of one 
 contingent job.\n\nWe are trying to change our precarious positions through 
 bargaining.  As of yet, all of our proposals towards job security have met 
 with absolute resistance. However, just before the contract is set to 
 expire on October 31, bargaining is coming to UCSC on the 22-23.  This is a 
 great opportunity to show that we think quality teaching ought to result in 
 quality work lives, and lecturer security is one way to achieve this. Our 
 working conditions are the learning conditions of our students.\n\nUC-AFT 
 will be having two rallies on Oct 22. The first at 1:15 in Quarry Plaza at 
 UCSC, and the second at 2:30 at 1201 Shaffer Road, off campus, where the 
 bargaining session is located.\n\nOur famous puppets will be joining 
 us!\n\nAlso, on the morning of Oct. 25th, UC-AFT will have an entry in the 
 50thanniversary parade downtown in Santa Cruz. \n \nSocial Media\n\n* 
 Rolling Rally Facebookpage: 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/549652158520769/\n* UCSC-AFT Website: 
 http://ucaft.org/content/santa-cruz\n* UC-AFT Facebook:  
 https://www.facebook.com/ucaft.org?fref=tshttps://www.facebook.com/UCSCAFTLocal2199?fref=ts\n* 
 UC-AFT Website: http://ucaft.org/\n \nContact:\n\nRoxi Power, President, 
 UC-AFT, Local 2199\nemail: rpower@ucaft.org; phone: 831-246-0660\n \nChris 
 Hables Gray, Membership, UC-AFT, Local 2199; VP for Organizing 
 UC-AFT\nemail:  chris.hablesgray@stanfordalumni.org; phone: 831 
 454-9361\n\nJoshua Brahinsky, Field Representative, UC-AFT, Local 
 2199\nemail: jbrahinsky@ucaft.org; phone: 609-588-7470\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/10/18/18779024.php
SUMMARY:Rolling Rallies for UC Lecturers in Santa Cruz
LOCATION:1:15 at Quarry Plaza, UC Santa Cruz \n2:30 at UC's off campus HR building, 
 1200 Shaffer Road., Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/10/18/18779024.php
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