UAW-QUAD writes, "Upon reading the UAW Local 2865’s summary of advancements made in the recent round of contract negotiations (emailed 10/4), one might think we made significant progress in improving our rights and benefits. It is apparent, however, that only small movement was made in the area of improving the rights of minority groups, while, generally speaking, disproportionate progress was made around the rights of the majority. We are members that are concerned with what we perceived as an unnecessary sacrificing of minority rights for the sake of the majority. It apparently still seems, contrary to union rhetoric, that an injury to one, is in fact not an injury to all.

The bargaining team’s summary of what we won in bargaining fails to offer an explanation of what we did not win. At the beginning of the bargaining process the bargaining team developed a necessary set of demands around the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people at the UC." Read More

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