>
> CONTACT: Connie Razza of UCLA SAGE-UAW (310) 208-2429 or
> Scott Prudham of UC Berkeley AGSE-UAW, (510) 549-3863 or
> Frank Joyce of UAW (313) 926-5297
>
>
> The following news release was issued by the UAW:
>
> UAW Academic Unions at University of California Agree to Recess Strike:
> Talks to Begin Within 10 Days
>
> Based on a proposal initiated by state Senate President Pro Tem John
Burton
> and Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, the University of California
and
> the UAW have agreed to a 45-day cooling-off period in the current labor
> dispute involving teaching assistants, readers and tutors.
>
> During this period, the parties have agreed to meet to discuss the
concerns
> of both sides in an attempt to resolve the issues that led to the
strike.
> The strike, called over the issue of recognition for graduate teaching
> assistants, will be recessed during the cooling-off period, and striking
> TAs will return to work Monday, December 7, to complete the fall term.
> Talks will begin within 10 days.
>
> Union leader Ricardo Ochoa, President of AGSE/UAW Berkeley, praised the
> solidarity of the union's membership. "It's unfortunate that after 15
years, we
> had to resort to a system-wide strike. Nevertheless, our members
demonstrated
> great strength and unity on all eight campuses and we are very hopeful
that the
> discussions will resolve the recognition issue and allow us to move
forward. In
> the meantime, we look forward to resuming the contribution our members
make to
> quality undergraduate education at the University of California."
>
> The UAW thanked Burton and Villaraigosa for their efforts in
> establishing the cooling-off period and the talks, which the university
and
> the UAW both hope will lay a foundation for their future relationship.
>
> UAW vice president Elizabeth Bunn, who heads the union's Technical,
Office and
> Professional department (TOP) welcomed the University's agreement to
meet, "We
> believe that direct, face-to-face talks are the best means of resolving
this
> dispute. We approach these discussions in good faith and with confidence
that
> University officials will do likewise. Our goal is that the talks will
result
> in recognition of the UAW as the exclusive collective bargaining agent
for
> teaching assistants, readers and tutors and that we can move from there
to a
> mutually productive relationship."
>
> ###
>
>
>
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