Union firing up protests at CSUS - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee:
"A week of rallies, speeches, testimonials and teach-ins at California State University campuses begins today at Sacramento State. The statewide protests organized by the faculty union are designed to show how budget cuts are hurting the university and to urge support for a bill that would tax oil extraction to pay for higher education.
Facing historic budget cuts by the Legislature, CSU trustees had a $584 million deficit this summer. They furloughed employees, cut back on classes and services, reduced enrollment and raised student fees by 32 percent over last year."
"A week of rallies, speeches, testimonials and teach-ins at California State University campuses begins today at Sacramento State. The statewide protests organized by the faculty union are designed to show how budget cuts are hurting the university and to urge support for a bill that would tax oil extraction to pay for higher education.
Facing historic budget cuts by the Legislature, CSU trustees had a $584 million deficit this summer. They furloughed employees, cut back on classes and services, reduced enrollment and raised student fees by 32 percent over last year."