Social Justice

Advocate for the hiring of Black staff, faculty, and accepting students as well as their retention and advancement to positions of leadership at UCSF
Support Black-led organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area
Develop and implement protocols to guide strategic partnerships
Educate and empower Black staff, faculty, and students through forums, symposia, and resources

The Black Caucus Logo - stained glass in various brown, blue, orange, teal, and beige colors

Action alert symbol: exlcamation point with the point at a red alarm

(use this link to complete a survey of your experiences)

File with a write up of discriminatory / harassment experiences
Write up tangible disparities and experiences of loss / impact on ability to do work
- e.g. Gaps in pay, lack of promotion, impact on reputation, concrete examples with dates, emails, texts, etc.
Who did you engage to help in relief?

On a Class Action Attorney for lawsuit within Employment Law:

Ask group members to file as individuals within a group doing this lawsuit action together.
File at the same time to an agency with a right to sue letter (through the state is a challenging process, lacking in race tools, but with sexual discrimination tools…).

(to advocate for yourself and your colleagues)

On the interview process:

Have interviews with standard questions for all applicants.
Have BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) staff on the interview team.
In an interview, ask if the role is non-union or union.
Contact the hiring manager after applying for a role you have not heard back from.

On Performance Reviews:

“Needs improvement” = cannot transfer to other departments.
You can submit a rebuttal if you do not agree with the review.
Add detailed notes of your accomplishments in your self-assessment. Document everything!

On the Promotions Process:

Make a promotion package proposal for tasks beyond your current role using job templates. Create a new position and apply for it.
A reclass takes time to process especially with back pay considered, but the write up for this request is not extensive.
Document everything! You know your achievements and must inform others.

On raises:

Staff may typically receive a 8-11% raise, not a 15% raise as is often suggested to request. Are managers offering these to staff on a fair basis?
Are managers aware of salary supplements? Are managers offering these to staff on a fair basis?