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The California Faculty Association - Los Angeles Chapter's newsletter.
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Strike Ready Rally Friday - rally for faculty, rally for staff, rally for our students! (opens the original)
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This Friday, Oct 2nd, staff and faculty unite to rally and fight for our contract. Campuses across the state have already begun to host their campus strike-ready efforts: rallies, pickets, and more - and now it’s time for LA to show out!CSUEU represents staff that work in units 2 (medical staff), 5 (grounds, custodians, and day laborer staff), 7 (clerical and parking enforcement staff), and 9 (technicians), and have been bargaining since February. They have been consistently denied Step Increase
We’re gearing up for a fight - join our General Membership Meeting this week (opens the original)
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Fellow faculty, I have only two things for you all to do this week:Sign the Solidarity with CFA Pledge Card! This is an indicator of whether our membership is aware of what’s happening in Bargaining (we’re on to fact-finding!), the stakes (our salaries, workload, job security, protection from AI, and academic freedom), and our readiness for the next steps.<a cla
Labor Day activities this week, and this month! (opens the original)
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Happy Labor Day, academic workers!This Labor Day, I’m endlessly grateful for our labor coalition on campus with CSUEU, Teamsters, APC, and UAW. I’m also in awe of all the labor unions we get to be in solidarity with through our affiliation with the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Unions! If you have never attended an LA Fed event, consider showing up to the Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 7th in Wilmington. You can register for the Labor Day picnic here: https://secure.ngpvan
Welcome back, Cal State LA faculty! (opens the original)
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We are one week away from the new school year, dear academic worker colleagues! This will be a long email with lots of updates, but I swear I did my best to edit it down:RTP Calendars + Changes to Faculty AffairsAt LOOOOOONG last, the RTP calendars for the upcoming year have been finalized but sadly not yet published. Here are some screenshots of the tentative calendars we approved:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L98D!,f_auto,q_auto:go
We are at an Impasse; Solidarity Rally with Teamsters; Remembering Billy Gallagher 💕🕊️ (opens the original)
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Hello academic coworkers,CFA has declared an Impasse and filed with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Our contract is set to expire this week on 7/31/2026. As we move into the mediation process, we are working on connecting with our colleagues to give updates on what may be another long fight for dignity in our workplaces - with a fully funded CSU budget from the state. We want a living wage, manageable workloads, and to protect our healthcare and benefits. Find details on bargaining
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