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The bulk of materials in this collection consists of correspondence, articles, budgets, and reports related to California State University (CSU) faculty salaries and higher education funding.

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This collection documents the 1970-1972 grievance case of Jack Kurzweil, professor of electrical engineering at San Jose State College, who, after being denied tenure, filed a grievance against the college for its rejection of tenure based on political prejudice.

Abstract Comprises minutes of the executive board, constitution and bylaws, membership documentation, publications of the UPC and its locals, grievance files, committee records, collective bargaining material, information on the CSUC budget and policies, subject files on salaries, hiring, affirmative action, strikes and picket line material, and information on other academic organizations. Includes material on the origins of UPC and the AFT College Council (1965-1967), and records and ephemera...

Abstract This collection documents the activities of the University of San Francisco Faculty Association (USFFA), also known as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4269. The bulk of the material consists of grievances filed by USFFA, especially in regards to the denial of tenure, faculty hiring and firing, salaries, and working conditions. Other records consist of arbitration proceedings, contract negotiations, and correspondence between USFFA and its members, and USFFA and the University...