Dear Colleagues,

The Riverside Faculty Association recognizes that the teaching excellence on campus depends in no small part on lecturers, who teach many of our courses. Lecturers, represented by the University of California-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), are currently engaged in bargaining over their next contract. Lecturers are essential members of UCR’s faculty and community and carry out their duties with energy, dedication, and professionalism. Sharing a commitment to teaching excellence on campus, we support the lecturers’ calls for higher wages and stability of employment. The RFA urges the University, in its negotiations with the UC-AFT, to recognize, respect, and reward the vital contributions that lecturers make to our campus community.

Sincerely,

The Board of the UC Riverside Faculty Association

cc: President, University of California, Janet Napolitano
Chancellor, UC Riverside, Kim E. Wilcox