CSU Faculty Strike to Hit Bay Area April 11th If No Agreement Is Reached

FROM: THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
cfa [at] calfac.org - http://www.calfac.org

CFA HEADLINES
March 29, 2007 - SPECIAL STRIKE EDITION FROM CFA

The following press release was distributed today, for your
information.

CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
STRIKE SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 9-13

-- Cal State Los Angeles, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Marcos,
CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU East Bay, and the California Maritime
Academy Would be First Campuses Where Faculty Will Strike --

Los Angeles – The California Faculty Association (CFA) announced today that if
the faculty is unable to reach a settlement with the CSU Administration, that its
members will strike on six campuses during the week of April 9-13. The two
sides have until April 6 to work out a labor agreement, a process that has been
dragging on for over 23 months.

If there is no deal, the schedule for the first week of strikes will be:
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 10-11:
Cal State Los Angeles & California Maritime Academy

Wednesday-Thursday, April 11-12:
CSU Dominguez Hills (Carson/Los Angeles County), CSU East Bay
(Hayward), CSU Sacramento & CSU San Marcos (San Diego County)

Lillian Taiz, CFA Vice President and Professor of History at Cal State Los
Angeles stated, “We believe it is in the best interests of everyone, including
Chancellor Reed and his administration, to settle this contract. We have the
necessary guidance from the fact finding report that we believe makes it possible
to reach such a settlement.

“However, we have been disappointed before. We’ve been pushing this rock up
the hill for two years. We are 10 feet from the top. We can’t stop now. The
Chancellor made a promise; he’s got to live up to it.”

Each of the 23 CSU campuses has formed an Organizing Committee of faculty
members who are putting together plans to effectively close the campuses down
for two days each. Faculty members are sharing the strike information with CSU
students so that they fully understand what will take place if the rolling strikes
begin.

If the 10-day extension ends without a contract, CFA will announce additional
strike dates for the remaining CSU campuses.

On March 25, CFA and the CSU Administration agreed to extend the current
labor contract for 10 days as the two parties attempt to work on a new labor
agreement. That was the same day that an independent mediator released a
report with specific recommendations for the parties to use to solve the labor
dispute.

Those recommendations include raises for the faculty that will help to close the
18% salary gap between what CSU professors earn and the earnings of their
peers at similar universities around the country.

News media outlets are invited to visit campuses next week as faculty make
strike preparations. For specific details on media availability on the CSU
campuses, please contact the following CFA campus chapter presidents:

LILLIAN TAIZ, CFA Vice President
Cal State Los Angeles Professor of History, 323-343-5310
Tuesday, April 3, 11:30-1 pm, Walkway between the libraries, CSU Los Angeles
Faculty members will be making picket signs and available to speak with the
media.

JANET POWELL
CSU San Marcos Professor of Education, 760-750-4009
Tuesday, April 3, Noon-1 pm, CSU San Marcos (North San Diego County)
Media are invited to speak with faculty outside a meeting of Strike Captains in
University Hall, Room 370. At the same time, students will hold a rally at the
Library.

CECIL CANTON, CFA Associate Vice President
CSU Sacramento Professor of Criminal Justice, 916-278-6196
Wednesday, April 4, 11:30-1 pm, Library Quad, CSU Sacramento
Faculty members will be making picket signs and available to speak with the
media. Also, at noon students will hold a rally at the same location.

TOM MCCOY, CFA Faculty Rights Chair
CSU East Bay Professor of Communication, 510-885-3232
Thursday, April 5, 11:30-12:30 pm, Library Courtyard, CSU East Bay (Hayward)
Faculty members will be making picket signs and available to speak with the
media.

DAVID BRADFIELD, CFA Associate Vice President
CSU Dominguez Hills Professor of Music, 310-243-2168
Saturday, April 7, 10 am-2 pm, South Academic Complex, CSU Dominguez Hills
(Carson/Los Angeles County). Faculty members will be making picket signs and
engaged in other strike preparations, and will be available to speak with the
media.

Other availabilities will be announced as they develop. Contact Alice Sunshine
510-384-1967 or Lisa Cohen 310-395-2544.
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