Our Mission

The United Professors of Marin – AFT/CFT Local 1610, stands as a resolute champion for our faculty, fiercely advocating for their rights, privileges, and the cornerstone of academic freedom.

We are unwavering in our commitment to securing a robust contract that guarantees competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, empowering our educators to thrive professionally and personally.

Recognizing that the success of our students is inextricably linked to the well-being and empowerment of our faculty, we are equally dedicated to safeguarding the best interests of our students in every way possible, fostering an environment of academic excellence and equitable opportunity.

Through collective strength and unwavering dedication, we will vigorously defend the intellectual pursuits and the well-being of both faculty and the students they serve, ensuring a vibrant and thriving academic community.

We are an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

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“Trade-unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in man, than any other association of men.”

- Clarence Darrow, 1909

Our Union Network

American Federation of Teachers
Resources and information from the American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, to support full and part-time higher education faculty.
CFT
California affiliate of the AFT, AFL-CIO representing education workers in public and private schools and colleges, from early childhood through higher education
California Retirement Trust Fund
Information about the CRA Trust established in 1989 to assist UPM retirees in paying for health care benefits.