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Arcadia Council Member Roger Chandler dies after battle with cancer Jordan Green jrgreen16@apu.edu
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Non-tenured UC faculty reach labor agreement; avert 2-day strike By City News Service
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on-tenured professors, lecturers and other faculty members reached what they're calling a historic five-year agreement with the University of California, averting a planned two-day walkout that was scheduled to begin Wednesday. The University Council-American Federation of Teachers was planning a walkout at all nine UC campuses, including UCLA and UC Irvine, in a dispute over several labor issues
that has lasted more than two years. Instead, the two sides tentatively agreed to a contract covering more than 6,500 employees that "revolutionizes the first six years of a lecturers career at the UC," according to a release from the UC-AFT. The agreement includes: -- A transition plan providing job stability provisions that will take effect beginning July 1, 2022. -- Job stability with multi-year appointments
in the first six years, with reviews before reappointment and the right to be reappointed if deemed effective. -- A pathway to apply to become a senior continuing lecturer. -- Specific and transparent performance review criteria. -- A $1,500 signing bonus upon ratification and 3% annual salary increments. -- Expanded eligibility for paid medical leave to all bargaining unit faculty. -- Increased support
for members with children to fully paid leave of four weeks. -- Expanded retirement and health benefits for summer sessions lecturers. -- Professional development funding. "The University is proud of the dedication and commitment to harmonious labor relations both sides demonstrated to achieve a fair deal that honors our lecturers and prioritizes the University's instructional mission," said Letitia Silas, UC's
executive director for systemwide labor relations. UC-AFT President Mia McIver called the agreement "a landmark and transformative achievement. This is the best contract in UC-AFT history and, we believe, among the best for contingent faculty nationwide. We are pleased with how the parties have come together to reach an agreement emphasizing the importance of the role lecturers play at the See Labor agreement Pg 6
he City of Arcadia announced Monday that longtime city council member, Roger Chandler, passed away after an extended battle with cancer. Chandler lived in Arcadia for over 40 years and served on the city council for nearly 24 years. Receiving his Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California, he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 21 and was with them for 24 years. After retiring from the Sheriff’s Department, he went on to become the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles City Housing Authority and in 1994 he created the City of Hawaiian Gardens Police Department. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend and colleague,” said Arcadia Mayor Sho Tay. “My family and I send our sincerest condolences to Jane and the entire Chandler family. Roger’s presence on the City Council will be missed but his legacy of service and his impact on Arcadia will live on for generations.” Chandler was the recipient of criticism over the past few years. In 2019 during a council meeting, an improvement plan favored by Chandler was See Roger Chandler Pg 3