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At CSU Board of Trustees Meeting, Salary Study Omits Key Features and Draws Scrutiny

In August 2026, the Segal Group, a private consulting firm paid millions by CSU management, released a CSU employee salary study that attempted to erase evidence of the lived experiences of so many of ...
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Here Are the 2026 CFA-Sponsored Bills Now Signed Into Law

Three CFA-sponsored bills made it to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk during the 2026 legislative session. The bills focused on job protections from AI, contact information for higher education governing ...
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CFA Vows to Keep Fighting for Speech and Protest After Veto of AB 2551

The California Faculty Association (CFA) denounced Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to veto Assembly Bill 2551, which would have been a critical step toward accountability for the CSU system’s Time, ...
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Faculty Pledged to Take Action: We Reached Our Goal and Here's What's Next for the Campaign

We are proud to announce that we met the goal for our CFA Solidarity Pledge, which closed last Friday, September 25. The pledge asked faculty to choose if they would: 1) talk to their students about ...
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Faculty Rights Tip: Can I End a Meeting with an Administrator If I Worry that I’m in Trouble?

CSU managers – even “friendly” deans who may have even been former faculty colleagues of ours – typically love to avoid involving our union in their meetings with faculty. In times of both budget ...
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Factfinding to Begin Over TimelyCare Telehealth Outsourcing

CFA and CSU management will go to factfinding in late October over the outsourcing of counseling services to the telehealth provider, TimelyCare, a private, for-profit business based out of Texas. In ...
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Happy with Your Current Salary? Don’t Sign the Pledge Card

I’m not signing the pledge card because I am completely satisfied with my salary, thrilled about having no ongoing raises for the next several years, and ...
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November Election Ballots Drop Next Week. Pledge to Vote for CFA-Endorsed Props and Candidates

Voting for the November 2026 Election begins as early as next week. County elections officials will start mailing ballots on or before Monday, October 5, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
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Reimagining Access Campaign Launch

The CSU calls itself “The People’s University,” but people with disabilities are often left behind due to the lagging infrastructure, policies, protocols, and campus cultures on all campuses. CFA ...
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Do You Accept Management’s Disrespect? Final Reminder to Sign the Pledge

It’s your final chance to show if you are willing to fight for what faculty deserve in our next CFA collective bargaining agreement. Do you accept management’s disrespect with no improvements to ...
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No Improvements to Workload or Appointment If We Don't Take This Pledge

CFA Monterey Bay Chapter members at their union Welcome Week action where members signed their pledge cards. Across the CSU system, faculty struggle with unsustainable workloads in classrooms, ...
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Member Explains Impacts One Year After End of Federal Grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Amber Gonzalez, CFA Sacramento member and Child and Adolescent Development professor, at a graduation ceremony poses for a photo with a graduate. It’s been one year since the Trump Administration ...