The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

Left to Right: Jerry Breckon, Dale Metcalfe, Wayne Aitken, Jacqueline A. Trischman, Oliver Berghof, Laurie Stowell,  and Marcos Martinez

CFA Fight for Five: Faculty voice their reasons to strike

Shanice Davis and Andrea Martinez April 27, 2016

Jerry Breckon, M.A. Adjunct Political Science Department “I am striking if it comes to a strike. I will definitely participate and the reason for that is it's time for a pay raise for faculty. That’s where the emphasis needs to be, the priority needs to be, because that also reflects upon the...

Letter to the Editor: “We don’t want to strike, but we will”: Why Your Professors Are Ready to Strike

Darel Engen, PhD, Associate Professor, History Department February 23, 2016

The faculty of the CSU, including Cal State San Marcos, plan to go on strike for five days on April 13-­15 and 18-­19 if we not obtain a 5% raise by that time. We don’t want to go on strike, but we will, and here’s why. Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions, and you can’t...

Dr. Darel Engen, president of the CSUSM chapter of CFA, discusses employee pay and the potential for

a faculty strike at a rally in Chavez plaza in October 2015.

CFA announces dates for 5-day strike

Jasmine Demers, Managing Editor February 10, 2016

  The California Faculty Association announced that they will hold a 5-day strike on all 23 CSU campuses unless the required negotiation process results in an agreement. On Monday, Feb. 8, union leaders hosted a teleconference at the CFA headquarters in downtown Sacramento where they explained...

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