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Faculty strike vote gets the OK
Josh Staab
Issue date: 2/21/07 Section: News
The California Faculty Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of holding a strike vote during the weeks of March 5 and March 12.
"We have said all along that we don't want to strike," said California Faculty Association president John Travis. "But we will strike if that's what it takes in order to get a fair settlement."
This is the first time faculty of the California State University system has ever taken a strike vote.
If the CFA does strike, it will be the biggest strike of higher education in the history of the United States, and of higher education organizing, Travis said.
In early January and early February the CFA held "informational pickets" on 22 of the 23 CSU campuses where thousands of faculty members voiced their grievances with the CSU administrators over salary negotiations.
"We have said all along that we don't want to strike," said California Faculty Association president John Travis. "But we will strike if that's what it takes in order to get a fair settlement."
This is the first time faculty of the California State University system has ever taken a strike vote.
If the CFA does strike, it will be the biggest strike of higher education in the history of the United States, and of higher education organizing, Travis said.
In early January and early February the CFA held "informational pickets" on 22 of the 23 CSU campuses where thousands of faculty members voiced their grievances with the CSU administrators over salary negotiations.
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Bill
posted 2/22/07 @ 8:40 AM PST
That would really suck if people couldn't graduate because of striking professors.
Chris
posted 2/22/07 @ 12:18 PM PST
2-day rolling strikes will not alter your academic progress... not having professors willing to work here at CSUS due #$@!@ pay will eventually impede student ability to graduate. (Continued…)
Charlie Knowles
posted 2/22/07 @ 5:29 PM PST
There are three sides to every story. In this case there is the CSU System, the Faculty, and then the TRUTH!
The numbers below are from the CSU report on Faculty salaries which I found by simple GOOGLE search. (Continued…)
charlie knowles
posted 3/02/07 @ 3:40 PM PST
Dr. Zuckerman,
I admire your gumption!
In speaking to friends who have taken some of your classes, they actually had nice things to say. They classify you as above average. (Continued…)
Tabia
posted 3/04/07 @ 8:56 PM PST
I don't see anything wrong with professors striking if their not in school that way I can lick more balls on my off time. To all my A.K.A. and ball lickers worldwide skewee 1908. (Continued…)
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