CFA Wins Next Bargaining Step and Moves to Mediation

CFA has won the next step after declaring impasse last week. The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) recognized that our arguments for declaring impasse were sound, over management’s objections. So CFA and CSU management are moving to mediation, the next statutory stage of bargaining.

This means that the State Mediation and Conciliation Service will assign a mediator to assist the parties in reaching a resolution of our disagreements. We come to this point one week after CFA declared impasse because the union and management are too far apart and unable to reach agreement on contract proposals.

The mediator will typically meet separately with both sides. If mediation does not result in an agreement, the mediator will certify the parties to the next step of the process defined by state law: Factfinding. We will provide an update regarding next steps and what we should expect moving forward.

As the bargaining process escalates, we need to keep building momentum. Every faculty union member who joins our fight increases our ability to win better compensation and working conditions.

Talk to your colleagues about the importance of our campaign for a stronger contract. Reach out to your CFA chapter president or field representative and ask them how you can take action. Attend our bargaining town halls, wear your CFA shirt, and keep showing up for all of us. We will keep you updated as the bargaining process continues.