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The California Faculty Association said Wednesday that its members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize two-day strikes at the 23 campuses of the California State University System if disputes with administrators over salaries and other issues are not resolved. Leaders of the CFA said that 95 percent of those who voted from April 21 to 27 endorsed the rolling strikes. The strikes, if they were to happen, would probably occur in the fall. The association represents about 24,000 faculty members, librarians, coaches and counselors in the Cal State system.
Contract negotiations have been under way for the last two years, and on Wednesday the association’s leaders called the process difficult and disappointing. The two sides are scheduled to resume negotiations this week. When talks ended without an agreement in April, Gail Brooks, CSU Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, said she was disappointed, but added that “CSU remains committed to the negotiation process as the best way to resolve the issues that remain on the table.” Brooks said at the time that the CFA’s proposal, if implemented, would cost CSU about $244 million over the next two years.
