Strike Wave 2011 Continues: Cal State Faculty Seek Strike Authorization
A California State University faculty union asked its members this week to authorize a strike after the university rejected a compromise proposal to pay previously negotiated raises, theLos Angeles Times reported this week. If no deal with the university is reached, there could be strikes at the Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State East Bay campuses starting on November 17.
The California Faculty Association, which represents 24,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches at 23 Cal State campuses, was angered by Chancellor Charles Reed’s decision to withhold raises that had already been negotiated for the 2008-09
