California Faculty Association Plans Week-Long Strike Over Pay Dispute

The strike, in response to a 5% pay raise offer from the California State University system, will affect nearly 460,000 students across 23 campuses.

The California Faculty Association, representing 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, is planning a week of strikes across the 23 campuses of the California State University system from Jan. 22 – 26.
The strike comes after the university system offered a 5% pay raise, significantly below the 12% increase the union is seeking.
The university system argues that it cannot afford to meet the union’s demands without resorting to layoffs and other cuts, citing a large budget deficit.
The union has argued that the university system has enough in reserves to afford the raises and to spend more money on students without increasing tuition.
The strike will affect nearly 460,000 students across all campuses.