The faculty strike is postponed for now.
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CFA strike preparation on hold for 48-hour ‘blackout period’
Chancellor Timothy White was present at the CSU-CFA meeting for the first time, according to a CFA email.
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94.4 Percent of CFA Votes to Authorize Strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) voted to authorize a strike if salary negotiations with the Cal State University (CSU) system fail. The CFA board has unanimously voted to authorize a one-day strike at CSU East Bay and CSU Dominguez Hills on Nov. 17. Here’s what faculty and students had to say about the decision.
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Students react to Chancellor White’s open forum
“Certainly, the answers he provided us were not helpful in any way, but that really wasn’t the point.”
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Faculty association battles for new contract with CSU system
The CFA and Cal Poly have been fighting for a fair contract, but it’s been proving hard to come to an agreement.
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ASI modifies Recreation Center pricing for faculty
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) will lower the Cal Poly Recreation Center’s monthly cost for non-students Friday, but the move isn’t enough for some faculty who say they still can’t afford the cost. More than one year after opening Cal Poly’s new recreation center, ASI will lower the monthly cost to $40.67 for […]
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CFA: White’s pay cut ‘great signal’
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net Incoming California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White is taking the public education system’s budget problems to heart, demonstrated last week by asking for a 10 percent cut in his salary. White, who will become CSU chancellor at the end of this year, asked the CSU Board of Trustees to cut the […]
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CSU calls for less in-class campaigning
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net With less than one month until the November general election, nearly everyone has something to say about it. But when professors and universities start advocating in favor of Proposition 30 to their students, they might be breaking the law. California state law controls how much professors can actively support political ideas in […]
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CSU Chancellor Reed to step down
In the hours after the announcement of California State University (CSU) Chancellor Charles Reed’s retirement, a spokesperson for the state senator who had called for Reed’s resignation earlier this month said he had not heard anything suggesting there was a correlation between the timing of his demand and Reed’s departure. State Senator Ted Lieu’s spokesperson […]
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Local faculty union denies election fraud allegations
A former Cal Poly professor brought charges of corruption and illegal conduct in the local California Faculty Association (CFA) chapter to the state level last Tuesday, but union leaders said each of the accusations are baseless. Gail Wilson, a former chemistry professor and current volunteer member on the local union’s election committee, said Cal Poly […]
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Faculty votes to strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) announced voter approval of a potential strike Wednesday after 12 days of voting throughout the California State University (CSU) campuses. CFA President Lillian Taiz, a history professor at California State University, Los Angeles, said at a press conference Wednesday that 95 percent of members who voted approved of the strike, […]