The California Faculty Association announced Tuesday that it is still prepared to strike if California State University Trustees refuse to raise wages once fact-finding reports are released. And the CFA officials said they will not be alone. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor will strike in solidarity with the[Read More…]
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Probable strike for California Faculty Association as negotiations continue to stagnate
Meetings between the California Faculty Association and the California State University system have yet to conclude with an agreeable resolution for either side. The CFA’s “Fight for Five” campaign will settle for nothing less than a 5 percent general increase in teacher salaries. On Wednesday, the CFA issued their fact-finding[Read More…]
‘Fight for Five’ protest marches on CSU offices during Board of Trustees meeting
A sea of red overtook the lawn and plaza in front of the California State University Office of the Chancellor Tuesday on Golden Shores in Downtown Long Beach where the California Faculty Association protested for a 5 percent salary increase. “The folks who work in this building don’t teach any[Read More…]
The Million Student March wave lands at CSULB
Over 100 students marched through the CSULB campus today taking part in the Million Student March, a wave of student protests on college campuses across the nation to demonstrate against various social and educational issues. Over 100 campuses took part in the nationwide movement including Cal Poly, UCLA, UC San[Read More…]
94 for 5
California Faculty Association chapter presidents, faculty members, bargaining chairs, and supporters gathered together on the San Jose State University campus to await the results of a vote to authorize concerted action Wednesday morning. When the announcement came that the vote passed, giving allowance for a potential strike to further the[Read More…]
More problems call for more money
A proposed increase in tuition has yielded mixed reactions from Cal State Long Beach students. “I’m very anti-tuition increase,” said fifth year international studies major Marian Abboud. “It’s the state’s responsibility to find state funding, they always keep talking about raising tuition being a solution, but they need to find[Read More…]
CSULB President awarded NAACP Higher Education Award
California State University, Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley received a Trailblazer Award in higher education from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Long Beach chapter last Thursday. “President Conoley was nominated for her work at the university and for continuing and enhancing relationship, service and support[Read More…]
AB-798 lowers costs of college textbooks through $3 million accessibility program
With rising costs of college attendance, many students struggle to afford textbooks. While renting and buying older editions of required course materials barely remedy costs, a new bill aims to cut costs by 30 percent. Governor Jerry Brown signed the College Textbook Affordability Act, or AB 798, into legislation on[Read More…]
CFA begins ‘Fight for Five’ strike authorization vote Monday
With upraised fists, campaign banners and chants that could be heard across campus, the California State University, Long Beach chapter of the California Faculty Association opened voting Monday to authorize a strike. The strike vote came about after final budget negotiations with the California State University Chancellor failed last week.[Read More…]
CSU and CFA faculty salary mediations closed Thursday
Formal mediation between the California Faculty Association and the California State University system on the topic of salary increases for CSU faculty has officially failed. On Thursday, the two parties met in Sacramento to make one last attempt at closing the gap between the CFA’s 5 percent salary increase request[Read More…]