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Cal State System Unionized Faculty to Go On Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California State University (CSU) system employees who are members of the California Faculty Association (CFA) will go on strike next week, starting Monday. The union is asking for 12%-raises, though the school system is offering increases of just 5% after recent negotiations.

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Cal State University Faculty Stage Rolling Strike

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Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., have launched a series of one-day strikes to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. It’s time to stop funneling tuition and taxpayer money into a top-heavy administration.”

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Cal State Faculty Union Vote to Authorize Strike for Higher Wages and Better Workloads

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Emilio Flores/Cal State LA California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, in pursuit of higher pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads, the Press-Telegram reported. CFA members are emphatic that low pay, growing workloads and systemic inequities are not sustainable,” the statement said. “CFA

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CSU to Increase Salary Pay 5 Percent

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We have been in the bargaining process for eight months and the CFA has shown no movement, leaving us no other option. Our overriding responsibility is to manage a systemwide budget in a fiscally sustainable manner,” Freedman continued. “We

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

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They often leave these professionals frustrated and discouraged. So, instead of staying at one’s university and either adapting to the situation or trying to fight the system, professionals with their inherent commitment to the academy are giving up and looking for employment elsewhere, very often in completely different industries.

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California faculty at largest US university system could strike after school officials halt talks - Associated Press

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Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., Professors, librarians, coaches and other members of the California Faculty Association staged a series of one-day walkouts across four campuses last month to demand higher pay, more manageable workloads and an increase in parental leave.

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In Pricey New York City, Some Housing Insecure Students Will Receive a Leg Up

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But thanks to a $2 million grant from Trinity Church Wall Street, 40 housing insecure students at BMCC will live at no-cost in apartment-style dorms at City College of New York, a sister school in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Their rooms and wrap-around support will be financially covered for up to three years.