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...
After eleven months of negotiation, the California Faculty Association (CFA) and the California State University have reached a tentative agreement regarding faculty salary raises, avoiding a proposed five-day strike.
The CFA strike, previously scheduled to occur across all 23 CSU campuses on...
As the salary dispute between California State University and the California Faculty Association remains stagnant, an independent fact finder sided with the union’s proposal for a 5 percent salary increase.
The fact-finding report, which became public on Monday, March 28, marked the...
CSUSM Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors held a gathering to discuss its resolutions in support of the California Faculty Association’s “Fight for Five” and the proposed Sustainability Fee.
The meeting, open to students, faculty and staff was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb....
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...
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...
By Sydney Schabacker
Senior Staff Writer
A Resolution in Support of the “Black Lives Matter” Movement was approved on Feb. 11, 2015 by CSUSM’s Chapter Executive Board for California Faculty Association (CFA).
The #BlackLivesMatter movement was spurred in 2012 following the death of Trayvon...
By Katlin Sweeney
Editor-in-Chief
As the trend of record student enrollment continues, the Student Access Initiative has been proposed to possibly solve the rising concerns over accommodating the larger population’s need for diversified class scheduling and increasing the amount of class sections...
