“Our members are sleeping in their cars working at UC Berkeley. They’re commuting two hours just to be able to afford to live (and to) afford a two-bedroom because they just cannot live around where all the UCs are.” www.dailycal.org/news/uc/afsc...
🚨Tomorrow, @JudiciaryGOP & @HouseJudiciary hold a hearing on the PRO CODES Act.
As SCOTUS has already ruled: “No one can own the law.”
This bill threatens that precedent by extending copyright to public laws and standards, restricting your right to access the rules we live by. ⚖️🏛️
These delayed charges came about a month before the public announcement that DOJ is “investigating” UCSD School of Medicine. The groypers who staff DOJ enjoy extracting concessions from universities and then attacking them anyway.
I always file defamation lawsuits against claims I’m not concerned about
A blue and yellow graphic from Unit 18, UC-AFT dated 16 April 2026 titled "Bargaining Update" in large pink outlined text. The graphic lists four bullet points: testimony delivered against layoffs at UC Merced, UCSB and beyond; a proposed new article on technology to protect jobs from AI, data privacy, and classroom autonomy; and proposals received from UCOP on grievance/arbitration (Articles 32 & 33), immigration (Article 34), and discipline/dismissal (Article 30). A circular photo in the bottom right shows people seated at tables during what appears to be a bargaining session. Footer reads "More information @ weteachuc.org" in a pink rounded rectangle.
Read the update from Unit 18’s bargaining session at UC Davis on April 16. Next bargaining date: May 7 on Zoom.✊ weteachuc.org/2026/04/17/b... #WeTeachUC
“The average three-bedroom home costs nearly 14 times what the average household earns in a year.” www.dailycal.org/news/city/be...
A conference presentation at UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. A speaker stands at a wooden podium labeled "International House" on the left side of the stage. Two panelists (one with red hair, one with blonde hair) sit at a table covered with a blue tablecloth displaying "UC Berkeley" and "Technology" text. Behind them, a large projection screen shows a slide titled "What Courts Have Done" discussing AI and copyright fair use cases, including references to Bartz v. Anthropic, Kadrey v. Meta, and ROSS Intelligence. A purple UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology banner is visible on the right. Audience members are visible in the foreground.
I always appreciate @matthewsag.bsky.social's clear writing and speaking on copyright and generative AI. From today’s session at the BTLJ-BCLT Spring Symposium: “Are the outputs substantially similar to the inputs? If not, then we need to be thinking of regimes outside of copyright to address it.”
“If open science, assessment reform, and research culture initiatives are to succeed, active researchers need to be more than subjects. They need to be participants in designing the systems they are expected to use.” upstream.force11.org/connecting-r...
“The union is accusing UC of refusing to bargain over housing aid needed by employees who sometimes rely on 'homeless shelters, public housing, sleeping in their cars and enduring impossibly long commutes due to low wages and skyrocketing housing costs.’" www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Flyer for UC-AFT End-of-Year Picnic with colorful floral border featuring pink, blue, and yellow flowers with green leaves. Event details: 4-5:30 PM Thursday, 4/16 at Haviland Hall Courtyard. Text invites attendees to "Come say hi to your UC-AFT friends, bring a snack, and get the latest Unit 18 bargaining updates." UC-AFT Local 1474 Lecturers/Librarians union logo at bottom.
Tomorrow! UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter lecturers and librarians should stop by Haviland Hall courtyard for an end of the semsester(ish) picnic. Runs 4:00-5:30pm, with treats to share. See you there.✊🍪
“We all do similar work, but we don’t have any share in governance or decision making at the university – and it’s a shame, because it’s a wealth of knowledge that would be to the benefit of the students.” dailybruin.com/2026/04/12/f...
Event flyer with light blue and yellow background for "Unit 18, UC-AFT" featuring bold yellow text reading "BARGAINING AT DAVIS!" The event details show April 16, 10 AM - 4 PM at Walker Hall 1220, with a calendar icon. A pink "RSVP" button and QR code appear on the left side. In the bottom right corner, a circular photo shows a large group of people wearing blue shirts, raising their fists in solidarity.
This Thursday! Our UC-AFT lecturers will be bargaining at UC Davis. RSVP to observe negotiations and support your table team! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WeTeachUC
"[T]he third circuit upheld the district court’s conclusion that UpCodes’s use is transformative because it 'achieves the distinct objective of making the law freely accessible and educating the public on the contents of binding laws.'"
Right on, third circuit!
www.arl.org/blog/court-r...
Los Angeles teachers have a tentative agreement but will strike if the district doesn't settle w/ two other unions currently negotiating, according to LA Times report
Also of note, UTLA contract will run just 2 years, setting up the next potential strike for spring of 2028
Black and white photograph of large spherical metal sculptures with circular holes cut through them, positioned in front of a modern arena or venue. A marquee displays "JUNE 20 SOLD OUT" and "JUNE 21 2ND SHOW ADDED!" The reflective surfaces of the sculptures mirror the surrounding plaza and trees.
Black and white photograph of protesters marching in an urban street, holding a large banner reading "STOP SHIPMENTS OF KILLER CARGO OUT OF OAKLAND." Other visible signs reference Palestine solidarity and opposition to military cargo shipments. Participants wear casual clothing and sun hats.
Black and white photograph of a weathered stone Buddha statue in a garden setting. The Buddha has a serene expression with closed eyes and traditional curled hair. Soft-focus foliage and plants fill the background, creating a peaceful, contemplative atmosphere.
Black and white photograph of a long covered walkway with Romanesque architecture, featuring a row of sandstone arches supported by columns with decorative capitals. The perspective draws the eye down the corridor toward a distant archway. Patterned tile flooring and pendant lights line the passage—Stanford University's Main Quad.
Some recent film photos, shot on Kodak Tri-X 400.
BREAKING: JURY FINDS PROFESSOR CARAVELLO NOT GUILTY!
While some justice was restored by the jury’s decision, the beatings, the surveillance, and the trauma that John and others across the state and nation have had to endure cannot be ignored. #ICEOUT
“If the intended purpose of the law was the protection of creative works in the digital economy, the actual effect of the law is the creation of a bureaucratic sinkhole that draws in public interest organizations, academics, industry organizations, and the public every three years.”
This is Berkeley. "We value evidence based science until it inconveniences me."
Flyer for UC-AFT End-of-Year Picnic with colorful floral border featuring pink, blue, and yellow flowers with green leaves. Event details: 4-5:30 PM Thursday, 4/16 at Haviland Hall Courtyard. Text invites attendees to "Come say hi to your UC-AFT friends, bring a snack, and get the latest Unit 18 bargaining updates." UC-AFT Local 1474 Lecturers/Librarians union logo at bottom.
Attention UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter members: Join your colleagues for an end-of-year picnic on April 16, 4:00-5:30pm, Haviland Hall courtyard. There will be snacks.✊🍪 @ucaft.bsky.social
Just released! The final paper in our series w/ the @authorsalliance.bsky.social on legal pathways to #OpenAccess. Check it out!
“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
The United States needs to become a pariah state sanctioned into oblivion even for threatening this, let alone if it’s carried out.
The corruption around AI companies buying off unions, non profits, schools, politicians etc is next level.
she’s gotta go .. AFT members deserve better
Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.
Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own the law. When private standards get incorporated into binding legal requirements, the public has a right to access them freely.…
Flyer for UC-AFT Local 1474's 2026-27 Unit 18 Professional Development Fund (PDF) Grants for Lecturers at UC Berkeley. Events include an in-person workshop on March 12 at 5pm, a Zoom workshop on March 18 at 12pm, with an application deadline of April 10 at 5pm and award announcements on May 8. More info at linktr.ee/ucaftbayarea.
Deadline approaching! UC Berkeley lecturers should submit their professional development fund applications by 5pm on Friday, April 10. Details at ucaft.org/wp-content/u... @ucaft.bsky.social
POTUS Proposes Elimination of Federal Library Funding. The President again requested that Congress eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. We've seen this before, and we're not going away. Fund Libraries, ALA 150, American Library Association.
!["We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreickyturajq3zv6n65qgp3wg2mexkm3x4lduf5a5armtx3tv5edrky)
"We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick
NEW: The President once again called to eliminate federal library funding in his federal budget proposal. We have been here before. And when we make our voices heard, we can overcome this again.
Tell your Senators to reject the cuts & #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup
I wouldn't expect much vision from this administration but it seems clear that funders will be increasingly pulling out of APC funding without any consideration for what happens next. You won't improve publishing through austerity.
