CalArts and Faculty Bargaining Units Continued Negotiations on May 11
The continued negotiations focused on the terms of faculty contract nonrenewals.
CalArts Met with CU-UAW’s Special and Regular and Technical Faculty on May 6
The parties discussed CU-UAW’s Academic and Artistic Freedom proposal, including the principles of the AAUP statement, and CalArts referencing the AAUP framework as a widely recognized standard developed by faculty and commonly used in higher education.
CalArts and CU-UAW Met on April 30 for Continued Bargaining on Faculty Nonrenewals
On April 30, 2026, CalArts met with the faculty bargaining units to continue discussions regarding the nonrenewal proposal. CalArts presented a revised, one-time, non-precedential proposal and walked through key updates.
CalArts and CU-UAW Met on April 29 for Second Session of Bargaining with the Staff Unit
CU-UAW exchanged a counter article to Nondiscrimination in Employment and the parties engaged in a brief discussion, but further conversations will be reserved for future consolidated bargaining sessions. They also exchanged counters to Performance Reviews and Discipline and Dismissal.
CalArts and CU-UAW Met on April 23 for Second Bargaining Session on Faculty Nonrenewals
CalArts and CU-UAW met again on April 23 to bargain over faculty nonrenewals. In between the sessions, CalArts responded to requests for information from CU-UAW on the topic, and sent a letter further requesting additional bargaining.
CalArts Meets with Faculty Units for First Session of Separate Bargaining
On April 22, 2026, CalArts met with the Special and Regular and Technical Faculty units and exchanged a draft proposal on workload.