March 22, 2007
CSU/Campus News
New York Times 3/22/07
By Lisa Muñoz
Faculty members at California State University, the nation’s largest four-year university system, overwhelmingly authorized a strike Wednesday.
Chronicle of Higher Education 3/22/07
By John Gavios
Unionized faculty members across the 23-campus California State University system have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a systemwide series of "rolling walkouts" that would send professors to picket lines for two days at a time, union leaders announced on Wednesday.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/22/07
By Tanya Schevitz, Jim Doyle
California State University Chancellor Charles Reed got a one-two punch Wednesday from state lawmakers and an employee union, coming under fire for executive perks and faculty discontent.
Sacramento Bee 3/22/07
By Judy Lin
State lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the two leaders of California's public university systems for handing out millions in what they said was excessive compensation to executives and urged them to close all lingering loopholes.
Sacramento Bee 3/22/07
By Phillip Reese
It wasn't evident from the bucolic, early spring atmosphere on campus, but Sacramento State's faculty turned anger into action Wednesday.
Union-Tribune
By Sherry Saavedra
Faculty members at California State University campuses, which make up the nation's largest public university system, announced yesterday their intention to strike for the first time in a bitter salary dispute.
L.A. Times 3/22/07
By Tami Abdollah
The faculty in the Cal State University system has overwhelmingly authorized a strike if a labor agreement isn't reached by the end of the month, union officials said Wednesday.
Fresno Bee 3/22/07
By Denny Boyles and E.J. Schultz
A union representing California State University faculty announced Wednesday that its members overwhelmingly have authorized a strike against the CSU system unless a new contract agreement is reached.
Contra Costa Times 3/22/07
By Matt Krupnick
California State University professors announced Wednesday that they will strike on all 23 Cal State campuses if they don't reach a contract agreement with administrators this month.
Daily Breeze 3/22/07
By Kevin Butler
Members of the California State University's faculty union have voted to authorize a strike should ongoing labor negotiations with the CSU administration continue to prove fruitless, union leaders announced Wednesday.
Daily Bulletin 3/22/07
By Sahra Susman
It's official: The 10,000-member California Faculty Association has voted to strike on California State University campuses statewide, including Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino.
Times-Standard 3/22/07
By Karen Wilkinson
California State University union members have adamantly voted to strike if a labor agreement isn't reached by month's end.
Times-Standard 3/22/07
By Karina Gianola
If the California Faculty Association strikes, indications are that Humboldt State University students will stand in support of their teachers.
L.A. Daily News 3/22/07
By Michelle Locke, Associated Press
Faculty of the nation's largest four-year public university system have set the stage for a labor strike that could start as early as next month.
Mercury News 3/22/07
By Lisa M. Krieger
For the first time in history, the faculty of the California State University system has voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if a labor agreement cannot be reached.
Modesto Bee 3/22/07
By Michelle Hatfield
California State University, Stanislaus, faculty could be striking within a month after union members statewide voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move.
Monterey Herald 3/22/07
By Clarissa Aljentera
California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, pending the result of contract negotiations.
North County Times 3/22/07
By David Garrick
Professors at Cal State San Marcos and its 22 sister campuses have authorized their labor union to call a strike next month if a contract they consider acceptable is not offered by then.
San Bernardino County Sun 3/22/07
By Charlotte Hsu
The California State University's faculty union on Wednesday authorized a strike for the first time in its 24-year history, prompting mixed emotions locally.
SLO Tribune 3/22/07
By Nick Wilson
Faculty union members throughout the 23-campus California State University — which includes Cal Poly — overwhelmingly approved staging two-day strikes next month to protest an ongoing salary disagreement.
Press-Democrat 3/22/07
By Bob Norberg
A union representing professors, librarians and coaches at Sonoma State and 22 other California State University campuses has voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike, which could occur over several weeks beginning in April.
Ventura Star 3/22/07
By Jean Cowden Moore
California State University faculty members have voted to authorize a strike that would start in April unless faculty and administrators can agree on a pay raise before then.
Editorials/Commentary
San Francisco Chronicle 3/22/07
When 94 percent of 8,129 faculty members from 23 California State University campuses vote in favor of a strike, that is a sign of deep discontent among those who matter most at a university -- those who educate the students.
San Bernardino Sun 3/21/07
The California Faculty Association is failing California State University faculty in a number of ways, and as a "fair share" person, I believe I have the right to voice my concerns.
Sacramento Bee 3/22/07
By Daniel Weintraub
With new research suggesting California schools need a dose of reform to go along with any new money, the state's biggest teachers union -- the California Teachers Association -- will play a major role in deciding how far those changes will go, if they go anywhere at all.
Press-Democrat 3/22/07
Ten more days. That's how much time faculty union officials for the California State University system are giving administration officials to agree on a new contract.
L.A. Times 3/21/07
By Richard C. Paddock
They are one of California's most influential political couples: four-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Richard Blum, a wealthy businessman, philanthropist and behind-the-scenes political advisor.
O.C. Register 3/21/07
By Marla Jo Fisher
A state commission voted this morning against the plan to build a new law school at UC Irvine, though it remains unclear how much power that vote will have.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/22/07
By Ellen Lee
The music industry has sent hundreds of threatening letters to college students across the nation, including dozens at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, as part of its campaign against illegal music downloading.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/22/07
By Rick DelVecchio
The $500 million BP biofuels deal may be one of the biggest things to hit UC Berkeley science since the A-bomb.
National News
Inside Higher Ed 3/22/07
By Scott Jaschik
A new study on community college graduation rates has a somewhat unusual conclusion: Federal measures of the graduation rates are as bad as critics claim, but when those measures are corrected, colleges’ results compared to other institutions don’t change very much.
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