Kalifornische Hochschullehrer mobilisieren sich für eine Ablehnung der Abstimmung
The passage discusses the dissatisfaction and betrayal felt by faculty members at California State University (CSU) after a strike ended prematurely and a tentative agreement was reached with the university administration. The faculty members feel that the agreement did not address their key demands, such as police safety, rights during interviews, union representation, gender-inclusive language, and the counselor-student ratio. They believe that the agreement did not go far enough and did not provide the necessary support for mental health services for students. Many faculty members feel demoralized and angry, and there is a movement among rank-and-file members to vote against the agreement. The passage also mentions the organizing efforts and protests taking place at various CSU campuses
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California State Faculty Mobilize for a No Vote
CFA strikes January 22 in Fullerton. Photo credit: Dana Cloud. Faculty in the California State University system, the largest public university system in the United States, went on strike on Monday, January 22 across all 23 campuses in the state. They are represented by the California Faculty Association (CFA). In November, 95 percent of union members who voted authorized a strike action in response to the system’s refusal to budge on union demands. These demands included an across-the-board pay raise of 12 percent and raises in the salary floor for lecturers—poorly paid, contingent adjunct faculty who teach on a per-course basis with no guarantee of future classes. In addition to the wage demands, the union, which touts itself as an