CalArts Union Information
This site is intended to be a resource for the CalArts community to find information about unionization at the Institute. CalArts supports fair, transparent, and good-faith practices that ensure its employees have the information they need to stay informed throughout this important process.
The Institute respects its employees’ right to organize, and is committed to maintaining a supportive, creative, and collaborative teaching, learning, and working environment for all members of our community. CalArts does not have an opinion for or against unionization, and respects our employees’ decision to engage CalArts United-United Auto Workers as their exclusive bargaining representative.
We encourage you to check this site regularly for FAQs, resources, and ongoing updates. If you have suggestions for this site, please contact the Office of Communications at communications@calarts.edu.
Updates
CalArts and CU-UAW meet for third consolidated bargaining session
The CalArts and CU-UAW bargaining teams met today for their third session of consolidated bargaining. The parties continued their discussion on the scope of the staff bargaining unit, which began over email. The union then provided its updated proposals on Parking and Transit, Union Access, Union Security, and Labor-Management Committee. CalArts provided its counterproposals to the last union proposals on Job Postings and Health and Safety. The parties made good progress on all of these proposals. The parties continued a brief discussion of CalArts’ proposal on Policies and Procedures provided at the October 15, 2025, bargaining session. No counterproposal has been submitted by the union yet. The union introduced a new article for Orientation, which the parties also discussed. The next bargaining session is in two weeks. We look forward to continuing our good-faith efforts to reach agreement with the union on each proposal in a timely manner.
Opening briefs submitted to arbitrator for supervisory challenge
Materials included witness declarations, documents, and personnel files. CU-UAW’s attorney denied CalArts’ request for personnel files to be kept confidential.
Consolidated bargaining continues, TA reached on Severability
CalArts responded to each of the Union’s proposals and provided one additional proposal.