Demands of UC American Federation of Teachers

From:
http://ucaft.org/content/ucla-fights-back-coalition-demands-march-4th
UCLA Fights Back Coalition Demands for March 4th
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 14:52
in March 4th Statewide Day of Action
(1) Lower Fees, Rescind Program Cuts, and Stop the Privatization of UCLA!

- Reverse the 32% fee hike.

- Reduce class sizes.

- Stop the push to move classes online.

- End the Humanities restructuring project.

-Do not increase out-of-state enrollments


(2) End Racist and Anti-Immigrant Policies and Practices at UCLA!

- Change the university admissions policy to increase Black, Latina/o, Native American, and Underrepresented Asian student enrollment.

- Provide financial aid to undocumented immigrant students.


(3) Institute Full Administrative Transparency and Democratic Participation in Campus-wide Decision-making!

- Stop the formation of closed administrator- or faculty-only restructuring committees.

- Institute fair and equal student and worker representation on campus administrative governance bodies and committees.

- End policies and practices that violate students’ and workers’ right to free speech and assembly on campus.

- Create at least one free space for student organizing and gathering on campus.



(4) Reverse the Worker Layoffs and Furloughs!

- Rescind the furloughs for workers who earn less than $40,000/year.

- Reverse the layoffs of lecturers

-Stop replacing graduate student instructors with readers

-Restore sections to large lecture classes.

-Restore Covel Writing tutors.