Today the CFA bargaining team met with the Chancellor’s representatives in Sacramento. This session came after 18 months of bargaining.
After we asked if management had any new proposals that were responsive to ours or that modified their take-backs, they provided a proposal that added yet another take-back—removal of any limits on increased costs for faculty parking. They also rejected CFA’s academic freedom proposal and further indicated that they had no movement to make in response to our proposals on salary, workload, appointment, extension/summer session, benefits, or any other issue.
After a caucus, our team informed management that we were convinced the Chancellor was not interested in reaching an agreement at the bargaining table. The bargaining team announced that CFA was declaring impasse immediately and thereby moving us to the next stage in the statutory process, mediation.
The CFA officers will be communicating with you about next steps in the coming days.
