History was made last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an unprecedented eight percent increase in state funding for the CSU budget in 2019-20. It marks the first time in CSU history that such a powerful investment would be made, and signals the value of CFA’s years of political work and activism.
CFA activists are answering the call to support our K-12 colleagues in Southern and Northern California, where contract battles are underway to protect public education and improve faculty working conditions.
The Capitol CFA Chapter at Sacramento State gathered with other campus CSU unions in Library Quad last Thursday (Nov. 29) for a “Unity Break” to collect donations for victims of wild fires.
From mopping shelter floors and unpacking donated supplies to searching for displaced animals, CFA activists and staff have been volunteering time and resources to helping support our colleagues and neighbors impacted by the Camp Fire in Paradise.
At their meeting this week, CFA challenged CSU Trustees to more critically scrutinize mental health care on the campuses, spoke out for stronger measures on student safety, and called for better use of state funds.
To hear David Josiah Lawson give a speech about his future and what it is to be a man in the 21st century is to glimpse his sincerity and the giving spirit that punctuated his short life.
CFA hosted a rally in support of gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom on Friday, Nov. 2 at San Diego State.
The event drew hundreds of students, faculty, and community allies to the East Commons, where the crowd heard more about Newsom’s commitment to protecting quality public higher education.
Other highlights at CSU Board of Trustees meeting to include remarks by retired FBI homicide investigator on the murder of Humboldt State U. student David Josiah Lawson and by CSU faculty on the need for Student Safety Plans on CSU campuses
CSU Board of Trustees to meet in Long Beach January 22-23
Members of the California Faculty Association are joining picket lines and speaking out in support of teachers on strike in Los Angeles.
“Students who arrive in our classrooms at California State University campuses are former students of teachers like the ones on strike in Los Angeles. Their fight is our fight,” said CFA President Jennifer Eagan, a professor at CSU East Bay.
Here’s a timely tip for Lecturers who may be assigned to a class that gets canceled in the first few weeks of the term (from Article 12.5):
“… If a class is canceled prior to the third class meeting, the temporary employee shall be paid the portion of the term worked prior to the cancellation.
COURT SUPPORT: CFA activists in the LA area are encouraged to support fellow CFA colleague, Cal State LA Professor Melina Abdullah, on Tuesday, January 22 at the LA County Courthouse.
Dr. Abdullah, who is a Black Lives Matter Los Angeles leader, routinely attends police commission meetings to speak and engage in civic activism. She is being targeted for holding police accountable for their actions.
United Teachers of Los Angeles are planning to go on strike on Monday, Jan. 14. They have been working without a contract for nearly a year and are locked in a contract fight with the LA Unified School District.
CFA activists are encouraged to join their chapters on the picket line to show solidarity for our K-12 colleagues and the power of unions.
