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@cfaunited.bsky.social
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CFA is an anti-racism, social justice union of 29k faculty at the California State University. We advocate for students, #highered, & faculty rights. #BlackLivesMatter #UnionStrong

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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 4h
“Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students.” CalMatters ow.ly/UbW250ZR77n
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 22h
The legislation also allows for certain circumstances when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees even if a nearby CSU campus has a similar program. That will be permitted if the CSU program has had a transfer acceptance rate of less than 75%...” -EdSource ow.ly/4gy250ZR74m
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“’We’re talking about grant money,’ Andrew Jones, CFA Fresno President, said. ‘We’re talking about money for research. This is stuff that faculty are in the know about, and they should be in charge of how that money is handled." -The Fresno Bee ow.ly/47zr50ZR71u
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Fresno State Foundation board to include faculty members. What will that look like?
The board composition of the Fresno State Foundation bears little resemblance to other CSU auxiliaries that manage research activity.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Register for one of the two CFA Retirement webinars for Spring 2026 presented by CFA Retirement Specialist Jonathan Karpf on Tuesday, October 20 from 12 to 3:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 21 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Register for the webinar: ow.ly/T1Oh50ZREIp
Yellow road sign reading 'Retirement Ahead' with stacked coins and a small yellow house model in the background.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Charges Dropped Against CSUN Student for Skateboarding Ignite New Push for Non-Police Conflict Resolution Pathways www.calfac.org/a-novel-approach-eme…
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Member Explains Impacts One Year After End of Federal Grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions More: ow.ly/PIXw50ZREqM
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you accept management's disrespect with no improvements to salary, workload, and appointment? Do you not care about adding new protections regarding AI and Academic Freedom? Are you OK with management taking a step to shift health care costs to faculty? Act NOW: ow.ly/f9Ze50ZRE2M
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Do You Accept Management’s Disrespect? Final Reminder to Sign the Pledge - California Faculty Association
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
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Taylor’s allegations come amid a broader fight over political expression at California’s public universities — where administrators may draw the line around protests, when police should become involved and whether rules designed to be neutral are experienced equally...” ow.ly/AxQ950ZR6VS
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For Black student activists, speaking out on campus can be costly - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Angelmarie Taylor is trying to finish college w
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎶"In the same boat with a lot of your friends/Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in/And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way..." Dolly told us. Pledge now: ow.ly/raYy50ZRAfb
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will prevent Artificial Intelligence from taking staff and faculty jobs at Cal States. The California Faculty Association and the California Federation of Labor Unions sponsored the bill.” -Mustang News ow.ly/7sE850ZR6Mw
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Newsom signs law protecting Cal State jobs from AI - Mustang News
New law prevents AI from taking jobs at Cal States, ensuring human faculty remain central to the university experience.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Right before we declared impasse this summer, management presented a proposal to establish a “Health Benefits Review Work Group” to discuss topics like enrollment trends, employer contribution levels & comparable public employer practices. More: ow.ly/AkPa50ZQP1U
Cartoon showing Chancellor Garcia carrying a large money bag labeled 'Millie goes on a shopping spree' while a faculty member looks worriedly at bills, highlighting concerns over higher premiums, copays, and worse health care coverage.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“But the structural conditioning of students to accept their own exploitation — and if they are successful, the subsequent management of others — remains the modern university’s most profound ideological victory.”  - Jacobin ow.ly/7EeG50ZOOE4
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Universities Are Teaching the Virtue of Overwork
At American universities, nap pods and meditation apps paper over backbreaking workloads. As higher education increasingly conforms to corporate logic, its most durable product becomes a student with a proven capacity for overwork.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 23/09/2026
Working people see through every tired excuse this administration has used to attack our healthcare. Whatever the excuse, they have one goal: fund tax breaks for the extremely rich. This November we’ll elect leaders who know healthcare is essential. seiu.co/4rprTmB
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SEIU's Verrett on Administration plan to cancel ACA healthcare for nearly 800,000 people
We are the Service Employees International Union, an organization of 2-million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Get used to us shutting down your meetings like we did today, Chancellor García. Five Unions, One Fight #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As a CFA member, signing the card lets your Bargaining Team know you are willing to fight for a better contract & that you will not accept what the Chancellor has offered. This will take all of us, so take the pledge today! secure.ngpvan.com/c0VlkIBM7U-n... #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The biggest lesson that we can learn from Minnesota is that we can win. I had started to lose hope back in October. But I believe that in January, we saw the power of a community standing up.” - Labor Notes ow.ly/fWeF50ZM3Nc
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How Minnesota Unions and Community Groups Stood Up to an ICE Occupation
In this excerpt from the new book This Is How We Win: A Guide to Building Working-Class Uprisings, SEIU Local 26 President Greg Nammacher describes how his union, its members battered and exhausted from ICE attacks, went on the offensive against a federal occupation of Minnesota. -Editors Trump’s Operation Metro Surge was a direct attack on our union. We represent 8,000 property service workers, security guards, janitors, airport workers, and Uber/Lyft drivers in the Twin Cities metro area, and the vast majority of our members are immigrants and people of color.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The lawsuit filed on Monday seeks to hold Columbia responsible for failing to end the harassment it claims was faced by more than a dozen members of the SIPA Palestine Working Group, an advocacy org that Mr. Khalil led while a student at Columbia.” - The New York Times ow.ly/WAXv50ZOOz1
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Mahmoud Khalil Says Columbia Failed to Protect Pro-Palestinian Students
In a federal lawsuit, Mr. Khalil and other former student activists say the university was deliberately indifferent to their harassment even before the 2023 Hamas attacks.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This week CFA uplifts Mexican American labor activist & educator Jessica Govea Thorbourne. Best remembered for leading UFW's most effective international boycotts, her career as a union educator across the US, and her advocacy of Chicana/o/x civil rights in Bakersfield, CA. Jessica Govea, presente!
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A mediator recently moved CFA and CSU management to factfacting. Ajani Brown, CFA Bargaining Team member and San Diego State lecturer, explains the process and why it's important to sign the CFA Solidarity Pledge. Five days remain to sign here: ow.ly/J0sp50ZPMwk
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Although Democratic state lawmakers recently stripped many of the powers from the superintendent, the race remains a bellwether for how Californians feel about the public education of about 5.7 million children.” - Los Angeles Times ow.ly/cuV150ZOOwU
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Union power vs. MAGA politics in California’s schools superintendent race
Democrat Richard Barrera and conservative Sonja Shaw clash in a high-stakes battle for California’s state superintendent of public instruction post.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
May you be inscribed and sealed in the book of life. Wishing you a meaningful Yom Kippur filled with peace and renewal.
Traditional Yom Kippur greeting card with apples, honey jar, wine decanter, and a shofar emitting smoke on a blue floral background.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We want better wages, better healthcare, better lives. We know we can get that through our unions. But without elected officials who have our backs, our unions are under threat, and things will only get more expensive. We will not be silenced. #HandsOffOurVote
Bold text stating that 'Hands off our vote' is a firm, non-negotiable demand, emphasizing voter rights protection.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
VICTORY: CFA celebrates the charges being dropped against CSUN student Andre Harris! Too often Black CSU students are overpoliced & charged disproportionately. Thanks to the advocacy work on the Hands Off Students Coalition CSUN, in Andre's case, these charges will not negatively impact his future!
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“According to [CFA Chico Chapter President Nathaniel Heggins] Bryant, the addition of a COLA is due to faculty not being able to keep up with cost-of-living increases.” - The Orion ow.ly/T0Q850ZOOqw
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Signing this pledge card isn’t just about a quick signature. It’s a commitment to stay united for the future we envision. None of us deserve less than what we’re worth 🙅‍♀️ www.calfac.org/sign-the-pledge-card…
Hand holding a paper with '8 DAYS LEFT' urging to sign a pledge for a fair contract, featuring a raised fist figure and a megaphone on a red background.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Until strong regulations are enacted that ensure our livelihoods, community and planet are permanently protected, unions should focus on passing the AI Data Center Moratorium Act and support statewide moratoriums.” - The Guardian ow.ly/UwJx50ZOOj0
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The ultimate danger remains that, when institutions comply with authoritarian wishes, the government will just ask for greater and greater concessions. After all, if you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk.” - Inside Higher Ed ow.ly/PKwk50ZM3OY
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That Same Ol’ Authoritarian Playbook
Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The future we want won’t build itself. It takes workers standing together, communities looking out for one another, and a new generation ready to lead. This #ChicanxLatinxHeritageMonth, we celebrate the workers who are not waiting for change. They are the change. ✊🏽
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CFA Bargaining Update: Yesterday morning, we received a letter from the mediator moving both the CFA Bargaining Team and CSU management’s bargaining team to factfinding.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Chicanx/ Latinx Hertiage Month: Luisa Moreno was born in Guatemala and is one of the most important labor activists in the United States. During the 1930’ and 1940s Moreno was also an advocate for Latino civil rights.
Black and white photo of Luisa Moreno surrounded by colorful floral designs celebrating Chicanx/Latinx Heritage Month.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“In the time since, some students say the implementation of protest policies and the disciplinary actions meted out to violators didn’t just create a chilling effect on campus but also disproportionately targeted Muslim, Black and Brown students.” - The Sacramento Bee ow.ly/FkBZ50ZM3Ke
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Campus protest rules bill barely clears the Legislature. What was the debate?
The bill now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. He has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto bills passed by lawmakers.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Every worker deserves the dignity they are owed, and our employers must recommit to workers across this country. The only way we can accomplish this is to go in it together, and together we will persevere. Happy Labor Day ✊🏿
Diverse group of smiling people raising fists in solidarity behind banners reading California Faculty Association for Labor Day.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Shana Tova to all who celebrate! We welcome the New Year filled with reflection and new beginnings. May your year ahead be filled with joy, prosperity, and countless blessings.
Illustration of Rosh Hashanah symbols including apple, pomegranate, shofar, and challah bread with 'Shana Tova' greeting in calligraphy with text in red on the bottom of the images saying "Wishing everyone celebrating a healthy, and joyous New Year filled with new beginnings, peace, and many blessings."
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Tiffany Jones, the CFA president at CSU San Bernardino, called Gómez’s appointment a ‘breath of fresh air.’ ‘We do welcome her and hope that she can address some issues like poor campus morale, budget mismanagement, cronyism,’ Jones said.” - @sbsun.bsky.social ow.ly/7wN050ZM3EA
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New Cal State San Bernardino President Terri Gómez seeks transparency and a ‘culture of care’
After years at Cal Poly Pomona, the Inland Empire native – the campus’ first female and Latina leader – calls the job “a homecoming.”
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Attention CFA members- Join us next week for a virtual Bargaining Town Hall on Tuesday, September 15 at 6 p.m. #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom ✊🏼 Register for town hall here: secure.ngpvan.com/xltrqQ01QUCBdAFBt…
Save the date for virtual Bargaining Town Hall on Tuesday Sept 15 at 6pm to discuss updates on CFA's mediation process in bargaining with the CSU managment.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Thousands of union workers, their family members and supporters marched through the streets of industrial Wilmington on Monday, taking part in a Labor Day parade whose festive mood overshadowed their serious concerns about the future.” - Los Angeles Times ow.ly/GfNj50ZM3B6
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Union workers at Labor Day rally sound alarm over automation, job losses, affordability
Union members in Wilmington marched in solidarity and celebration Monday, but worry about future jobs and the cost of living, all as politicians court their votes.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Nearly half of Americans (47%) want labor unions in the U.S. to have more influence than they do today, a record high in the past quarter century and roughly double the 23% who want unions to have less influence.” - Gallup ow.ly/EUjL50ZIVjN
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Record-High 47% Want Unions to Have More Influence
Support for labor unions is at its modern-day peak in the U.S., both in approval and in Americans' desire for unions to gain influence.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
⌛Only 15 days remain to pledge to talk to your students, participate in campus actions, talk to your colleagues, and/or attend our statewide bargaining meetings. These are not difficult asks, but they will make all the difference. ow.ly/Mg5a50ZM3HO #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom
Poster showing a raised fist  and another hand holding a sign that reads '15 DAYS LEFT' urging to sign a pledge for a fair contract, with a megaphone and a person raising their fist in solidarity.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We’re proud to join workers to #BoycottStarbucks until baristas win a fair union contract. We’re fed up with unchecked corporate greed and wealthy executives ignoring their workers. Let’s show Starbucks that working people stand together ➡️ BoycottStarbucks.net
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“These data show the total compensation received by chief executives at public universities and college systems in the 2025 calendar year.” - Chronicle of Higher Education ow.ly/Jr3b50ZIVgA
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How Much Are Public-College Presidents Paid?
Explore our updated dataset of base pay, bonuses, and benefits for 172 chief executives at public doctoral universities and systems in 2025.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We demand a contract that truly serves the CSU. Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. TAKE ACTION, SIGN OUR SOLIDARITY PLEDGE TODAY: secure.ngpvan.com/c0VlkIBM7U-n3S2pA…
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“But at a time when accreditation is becoming increasingly politicized and volatile, the complex relationship between state licensure regulations and the Ed Dept recognition of accreditors is being tested, they say, creating a sense of uncertainty.” - Inside Higher Ed ow.ly/hch950ZIVel
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How Accreditation Changes Could Impact Professional Licenses
As more accreditors opt out of federal recognition or risk having it stripped, some programs and practitioners face mounting uncertainty over what it means for licensing requirements.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
CFA President Update: We are headed into our second mediated session on September 10. Stay tuned for updates, including the possibility of moving toward the next step of the statutory process: factfinding. It's going to take all of us moving forward! #FundTheClassroomNotTheBoardroom
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
CFA leaders declined to participate in an absurd listening session with a consultant that CSU management paid to collect information about employee experiences. More: www.calfac.org/cfa-calls-out-manage…
Woman in red shirt speaking into microphone beside quote on union strategy and management priorities.Line graph showing CSU Chancellor's Office spending on consulting contracts.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Every worker deserves the dignity they are owed, and our employers must recommit to workers across this country. The only way we can accomplish this is to go in it together, and together we will persevere. Happy Labor Day! ✊🏽
Collage photos of union members raising fists and holding CFA banners celebrating Labor Day with a message about the power of the union.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“In particular, the Department of Education cited Cal Poly Humboldt’s grant goal to train students to be aware of microaggressions and systemic racism as its primary reason for terminating the university’s grant.” - CalMatters ow.ly/jvmE50ZIVae
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“The CFA, joined by the CSU Employees Union, Academic Professionals of California and Teamsters, gathered [last week] to voice concerns regarding faculty benefits, wage increases and artificial intelligence barriers in education.” - The Daily Titan ow.ly/lfer50ZIV8e
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CSU looks to reopen benefit agreement as faculty advocate for wage increase, AI policy
Currently in a bargaining cycle, the California Faculty Association is requesting a cost-of-living adjustment based on rising inflation rates, with a 2% annual increase.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Urge the Governor to sign AB 2551, which will gather demographic information related to Time, Place, and Manner (TPM) policies and require CSU and UC to host a forum to hear from students on the impacts of TPM! #UnionPower
A flyer urging people to call or email Governor Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2551.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Now, for fellow CSU faculty, she guides the vision for a more just public education system by advocating at the California state Capitol, Board of Trustees meetings and individual campuses.” - The Sacramento Bee ow.ly/FvXQ50ZIV6V
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Margarita Berta-Ávila sees ‘teaching as a political act’ for herself, students
Berta-Ávila is one of the 2026 Change Makers, an award from The Sacramento Bee and the Nehemiah Leaders Programs.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This tragedy was preventable. The Trump Administration should not have ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and immigrants from other countries. Full statement: www.calfac.org/cfa-mourns-the-loss-…
Statement mourning the death of Pierre Damas Bel, highlighting his struggles as a Haitian immigrant student facing depression and bullying.
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