JUST IN: Hundreds of University of California faculty pledge solidarity with striking academic workers and will withhold their labor -- including teaching classes and submitting grades -- until the strike ends. @uaw2865 UAW Local 5810 Student Researchers United-UAW bit.ly/3ASa0DF

What’s disgusting? Union busting! What’s outrageous? Poverty wages! What’s appalling? UC stalling!

1500 academic workers marching to the Office of the President in Oakland! We are still going strong ✊💪 #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

Let’s be clear: the fight is not over. We (Postdocs and ARs in UAW 5810) are still on strike and on the picket lines while UC’s unfair labor practices still hold and a contract is ratified. UC: No more stalling. Time to bargain with Student Researchers United-UAW and @uaw2865.

After the exciting news about tentative agreements for Academic Researchers & Postdocs, let's take a moment to remember what this is all about. ARs & Postdocs will be on the picket lines with graduate workers until our agreements are ratified.

"We're not out of the woods just yet because we're still down about 8% compared with where we were before the pandemic.”Our colleague Caitlin McLean on NPR's Here & Now on the ongoing #childcare crisis wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

What are key elements of a strong #ECE workforce data system? We gathered recommendations from state leaders on #earlyeducator compensation. Check them out! ow.ly/ek9b50LVOqC

"We have to remember that America runs on child care. If we don't have child care, families can't go to work and kids are missing out on crucial early learning opportunities." Caitlin McLean Deepa Fernandes @ABaileyLocke Here & Now wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

How can states provide health insurance for the #ChildCare workforce? Check out what Washington D.C. has done! More info: dchealthlink.com/healthcare4chi…

Great recs on providing immediate relief for #earlyeducators while setting up bigger, sustainable compensation increases. DC blazed a trail, NY state could follow!

For-profit chains are working their hardest to keep costs high for families and suppress the wages of child care teachers. They lobbied against Build Back Better while publicly stating they were in favor of it. They thanked Joe Manchin with donations. nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/…

Elena Montoya CSCCE at UC Berkeley: Compensation should be based the cost of care, not market rates or what parents can afford. “Parents just can’t do more & the programs are doing all they can to meet their expenses and pay their workforce.” kqed.org/news/11935433/…

This is an excellent op-ed by #ECE teacher and Teach Plus PA fellow Lyssa Horvath and it is not getting enough attention! Please share. And then go tell someone about it🙂

CSCCE's Caitlin McLean reminds us of the harsh truth in this in-depth The New York Times piece: pandemic relief is a band-aid on a system that was already failing pre-pandemic. With record funding set to end soon, what happens next? #ChildCareCrisis #PandemicRelief 🔗 nytimes.com/2023/06/21/ups…

Hey #earlyed #childcare #civicresearch peeps! With the support of Boston Fed, I've been digging into the issue of full #compensation--specifically what #retirement looks like for early educators. Check out our current challenges + opportunities in this area below 👇🏾

📢 Attention all #ECE professionals! The next National Early Care and Education Workforce Center Workforce Wednesday Webinar, facilitated by our own Caitlin McLean is coming up! This session will be on how we can sustain compensation investments post-ARPA. 🗓️ Sept 13, 2023 ⏰ 12pm ET 👉 buildinitiative-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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The 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index has launched with a state-by-state look at policies and conditions affecting the #ECE workforce! Plus bright spots - how states like VT, NM & more are supporting educators. cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-inde…