As the new term gets underway, CFA Dominguez Hills Chapter president David Bradfield revisits the November one-day strike in his upcoming Welcome Back message to the faculty on his campus.

“The faculty proved again last fall that we can accomplish great things when we put our minds to it,” Bradfield writes. “The November 17 strike here and at CSU East Bay was historic and highly successful. They said we wouldn't do it. They said we couldn't pull it off, and we proved them wrong in a big way.”

CFA’s Bargaining Team feels the successful strike gave them the support they needed, according to Team chair Andy Merrifield.

“While a one-day strike rarely gets an immediate result, these job actions made clear to everyone that the faculty are solidly united and that we have the will and the capacity to carry out bold action to get a fair contract and protect quality education,” Merrifield says.

He adds, “Of course, our next goal is to make progress in the current mediation and get this thing resolved. We should all be working together to get the funding our public university needs.”