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Greetings from the Local 2199 Representative Collective!

Back row: David Keenan (Grievance Chair), Giulia Centineo, Stephen Sweat, Stephen Petersen (Webmaster/Treasurer), Mike Rotkin (President), Annapurna Pandey, María Morris (Membership Chair) Front row: Candace Calsoyas (Convener), Ken Lyons (Unit 17 Rep) Not pictured: Byron Barahona

Teach the Budget--A Discussion our Students Deserve to Have with Us

UC-AFT is collaborating with the graduate student union, UAW 2865, on a six-week campaign to ‘Teach the Budget’ in our classes.  We are asking lecturers to commit 15 minutes of class time to a discussion of UC’s budget, and how budget cuts and tuition increases are affecting current and future students.  There is an up-to-date curriculum and handout at teachthebudget.com. You can also invite a trained presenter to lead a discussion with your class (to request presenter click here).  We also have a new video posted you can use to open the discussion.

Read more about why it is a good idea, and perfectly legal, for faculty to discuss this material in your class.