First we want to welcome the hundreds of new ASEs who have just signed up to accept union membership this past week in their orientations, and also thank the numerous activists (some returning, some new) who helped give over 100 presentations about our contract in the past few days. Our membership remains as strong as ever, and many new and returning ASEs have expressed willingness to get involved and help make the union stronger. Following on the momentum of last year’s contract campaign, this year it will be critical to remain active and vocal as the University seeks to mitigate continuing budget pressures
Second, we want to speak to the appearance of the Student Facilities Renovation (SFR) and Universal U-Pass fees on our Fall quarter tuition/fee statements… [More]
