First, a note of appreciation to the 50 SDSU faculty members who made the 9-hour roundtrip on the CFA buses to walk picket lines in support of our striking colleagues at CSU Dominguez Hills. We owe them a debt of gratitude for standing up for ALL of us.

Our SDSU group included faculty members from colleges across our campus -- from Health and Human Services and PSFA, to Engineering and the Sciences, to Arts and Letters, Education, and the Library. Faculty of all ranks participated, including a dozen current and former SDSU department chairs.

In all, it was a great cross-section of our SDSU faculty who made the trip to CSU Dominguez Hills.

The faculty strike succeeded in shutting down business-as-usual at the two campuses and in sending a message to the Chancellor that the faculty WILL act in support of our contract and quality higher education.

Positive press coverage
We received extensive and positive press coverage, including a number of supportive editorials; our message clearly resonated in a positive way. And in case you missed it, the LA Times coverage featured a picture of one of our own faculty members and her young daughter (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calstate-strike-20111118,0,7819537.story).

You can view additional press coverage at this link:
http://www.calfac.org/news-coverage/links-news-coverage-november-17-strike

We will be sure to keep you updated on information related to our faculty contract.