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Modern School: CSU Faculty Approve Largest University Strike In U.S. History

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CSU Faculty Approve Largest University Strike In U.S. History

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In April, the Faculty Union of the California State University system began the strike authorization process. The votes are finally in: 70% of the organization’s 12,501 members voted and 95% of them said yes to a two-day rolling strike at the university’s 23 campuses, should negotiations break down again, the Los Angeles Times reported this week. The strike would most likely occur at the beginning of the Fall, 2012, semester.

The union represents over 23,000 CSU professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches. About 54% of them are dues-paying members, but they all will be represented by the