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University Of California President Michael Drake Will Step Down at End of the Academic Year

July 31, 2024 2:48 pmJuly 31, 2024 2:55 pm

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday that he will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year after less than five years in the post. Drake, a long-time University administrator, began his career...

CSU and Faculty Union Agree to End Strike After One Day

January 23, 2024 12:53 pmJanuary 23, 2024 12:53 pm

The California Faculty Association strike of the 23 campuses of California State University ended on Monday evening following 1 day of a planned 5 day strike with a surprise tentative agreement being struck between both sides. Early in 2023, CSU...

CSU Employees Union Begins Five Day Strike Across All 23 University Campuses

January 22, 2024 1:09 pmJanuary 22, 2024 1:09 pm

The California Faculty Association began a five day strike at all 23 California State University campuses on Monday, with around 30,000 professors, librarians, and other employees walking off the job on the first day of the Spring Semester. In the...

California State University Workers Union Begins First Of Planned One-Day Strikes

December 4, 2023 12:10 pmDecember 4, 2023 12:10 pm

The California Faculty Association (CFA), a union comprising around 29,000 professors, librarians, coaches, and other employee in the California State University (CSU) System, began the first of a planned 4 one-day strikes on Monday over demands of better pay, better...

CSU Faculty Union Votes To Authorize Strike

October 31, 2023 2:30 amOctober 31, 2023 2:31 am

The California Faculty Association (CFA), a union representing faculty members at California State University (CSU) schools, voted to allow strike authorization on Monday. For the past two years, California, as well as the country as a whole, has seen a...

UC and Labor Union Reach Tentative Agreement Over Academic Worker Strike

December 19, 2022 2:03 pm

The University of California academic workers strike that began November 14th and, at it’s peak, affected 48,000 workers across the UC system, ended on Friday when a tentative agreement was reached between UC and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union...

UC Strike Affecting Students Finals, Semester Grades

December 9, 2022 2:30 amDecember 8, 2022 9:56 pm

The ongoing University of California strike of 36,000 academic student employees (such as teaching assistants) and graduate student researchers continued on Thursday, with the strike now directly affecting students’ finals and their grades for the semester. The strike began nearly a...