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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 · 8h
“You see one student, and then you can’t see them again until four weeks later because your caseload is enormous,” said Dr. Ian Wallace, CFA Maritime member and counselor faculty. That’s not a counseling center. That’s a crisis center.” Read more: ow.ly/L9rF50ZWy3y
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 18h
Ballots have dropped! Let’s make it count! Get your ballot, get informed on the candidates and propositions, and VOTE!!! Visit calfac.org for CFA voter guide. #VoteUnion
Halloween-themed graphic with a pumpkin, ghost, and mummy surrounding the phrase 'It's Getting Spooky' encouraging voting with 'Make Your Vote Count!'
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“I learned from Gonzalo that we need a union, and he opened our eyes regarding Faculty Merit Increases (FMIs), an unfair system for faculty raises.” www.calfac.org/cfa-latino-caucus-co…
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Students in Sac State’s ceramics department organized a silent protest, writing statements in chalk on the exterior of Kadema Hall. The protest was in response to Sac State administration pulling the funds previously set aside to renovate Kadema Hall.” - The State Hornet ow.ly/b0oy50ZVYY7
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Sac State ceramics department holds silent protest
Kadema Hall faces many issues regarding students' workspaces and wellbeing, with no support from admissions allowing them to make changes.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“The Associated Students Inc. resolution would provide support for the California Faculty Association if negotiations with the California State University system goes south and a strike ensues.” - Daily Collegian ow.ly/4wY550ZVYRt
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ASI passes California Faculty Association related resolution
During the Associated Students Inc. meeting, a tense discussion was had regarding the California Faculty Association. They also spoke on student resources on campus such as tech lending and student issues around parking and transportation. Possible California Faculty Association resolutions Senator of Research and Policy Cody Jarvis discussed ongoing California Faculty Association contract negotiations and...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
CSU Union Coalition Rallygoers Prepared to Fight for a Fair Contract  www.calfac.org/csu-union-co...
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CSU Union Coalition Rallygoers Prepared to Fight for a Fair Contract  - California Faculty Association
With pressure mounting across the state from faculty and staff fighting for a fair contract, four CSU campuses—Sacramento State, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The settlement with the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection helps address the city’s longstanding concern that food delivery companies shortchange workers.” - NBC News ow.ly/505P50ZTBUm
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DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with New York City over delivery workers’ pay
The company and its rival Uber Eats were accused of engineering what the city called “design tricks” to deprive workers of more ⁠than $550 million in tips.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“In Troop Movements, Tejasvi Nagaraja explains how this mobilization for world war—involving soldiers and defense workers—provided an opportunity for entangled experiences and alliances across race, class, and global concerns.” - Penn Press ow.ly/sP5J50ZTBQc
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Troop Movements – Penn Press
The story of how the mass mobilization for World War II catalyzed the national and international political movements and conflicts of the postwar periodIn th...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“’The mystery of Nolan Wells’s death, his family’s search for the truth, and the months-long silence from Mississippi authorities, has evoked, for many, the South’s shameful history of denying justice to Black families and their loved ones.’” - The New Yorker ow.ly/xgCb50ZTBNp
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Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers
A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Join us this October to celebrate the history and invaluable contributions of our Filipino American community. We will be sharing some incredible faculty stories in the next weeks and how they are making a change in the higher education through their activism.
Bold text reading Filipino American History Month on a cream background with a yellow sun and Philippine flag ribbon at the bottom left corner.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The faculty union is critical of the compensation report because it didn’t consider the much higher cost of living in California compared to other states.” - CalMatters ow.ly/4Eir50ZTBJ5
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“It was an attempt to address concerns that protest rules strengthened after sweeping demonstrations against the ongoing war in Gaza in 2024 had disproportionately targeted students of color." - The Sacramento Bee ow.ly/K6Eo50ZTBAs
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Newsom vetoes bill calling for student feedback on campus protest rules
After large demonstrations against the war in Gaza in 2024, California universities strengthened their policies to restrict campus protests.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our future and collective power are on the ballot. It’s up to us to make sure our communities vote. You can pledge to vote for our CFA-endorsed propositions and candidates now. Please see our voter guide with the full list of endorsements: www.calfac.org/politics/endorsements
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It is absurd to claim that our salaries are “competitive” or comparable to those across the country who face significantly lower costs for housing and other basic goods. More: ow.ly/S4no50ZTHmk
Group of people wearing red shirts posing in front of a large inflatable cat holding a green cup at an outdoor event.Four large prescription bottles labeled Higher Deductibles, Higher Stress, Higher Premiums, and Higher Copay in a protest setup outdoors.Comparison of campus presidents' salaries showing Cal Poly SLO's Jeffrey Armstrong earning $623,203, San Diego State's Adela de la Torre $571,805, SJSU's Cynthia Teniente-Matson $558,066, and CSU Northridge's Erika Beck $635,012. With a news clip of the CSU report claiming the CSU executives are underpaid.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CFA is deeply disappointed in the governor’s decision to veto Assembly Bill 2551. We thank our members, CSU students, and Assemblymember Elhawary for advocating for this bill and pledge to continue the fight to protect campus free speech and right to protest. Full statement on calfac.org
CFA criticizes Governor Newsom's veto of AB 2551 aimed at addressing CSU's TPM speech and protest restrictions.

The bill would have been a critical step toward accountability for the CSU system’s Time, Place, and Manner (TPM) restrictions on campus speech and protest. 

AB 2551, authored by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary and sponsored by CFA, would have done the following:  
Required the CSU to hold a forum to gather feedback on how TPM restrictions are being enforced
Mandated the CSU Board of Trustees’ annual report to the Legislature to include demographic data on students reported for alleged code of conduct violations connected to these policies Quote from CFA President “Over the course of the past couple years, we have witnessed administrators disproportionately wield TPM policies against Black and Brown students and faculty, giving penalties that make everyone’s ability to practice academic freedom in their places of work and learning far more dangerous.” Quote from Melina Abdullah on CSU's free speech policies amid rising fascism, with silhouetted protesters holding a 'People Power' sign and raising fists against an orange background.

This bill would have served as a vital step in reforming the CSU’s troubling policies limiting free speech and protest. Despite the governor’s decision that allows for the continued assault on free speech during a time of rising fascism, CFA will continue to advocate for First Amendment rights for students, faculty, and community.”
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are proud to announce that we met the goal for our CFA Solidarity Pledge, which closed last Friday, September 25. Thank you to all who signed the pledge and committed to fighting for the contract we deserve through these different steps. More: ow.ly/V0NJ50ZTClA
Illustration of a person raising a fist on a gradient red and orange background among poppies with text announcing a pledge goal achieved and thanking members from California Faculty Association.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Have you registered to vote? Make a plan to vote - and vote early! To ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day make sure to mail it at least 7 days in advance. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before November 3. For more, visit: www.sos.ca.gov/elections #VoteUnion
November General Election timeline by CFA showing important dates. 

Ocober 5 is when the ballot drop in mailboxes and secure ballot drop off locations open. 
October 19 is the last day to register to vote online and in person early voting opens on October 31 with the Election day on November 3. November 3 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot by 8:00 p.m. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“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 · 30/09/2026
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
If you haven't yet, sign our pledge here: secure.ngpvan.com/c0VlkIBM7U-n...
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PLEDGE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CFA
Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. We must commit to doing what has to be done to make the CSU a truly student-centered univer...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As faculty, we must show the chancellor that we have the power and strength to take back our university from an administration that has routinely prioritized their own interests ahead of the very people who teach, work, and learn here.
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PLEDGE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CFA
Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. We must commit to doing what has to be done to make the CSU a truly student-centered univer...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The publication of this report will be the final step in the statutory process, after which we will legally be allowed to take job actions, including a potential strike. In the meantime, it’s up to us.
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PLEDGE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CFA
Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. We must commit to doing what has to be done to make the CSU a truly student-centered univer...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Once the panel finishes its investigation, it will submit its findings and non-binding recommendations privately to both parties. There will then be a 10-day blackout period where both parties can try to settle the agreement before they can publicly share the Factfinder report.
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PLEDGE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CFA
Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. We must commit to doing what has to be done to make the CSU a truly student-centered univer...
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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Now that we’re moving into factfinding, both parties will select a representative to serve as its member on the factfinding panel as well as designate a neutral chairperson for the panel.
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PLEDGE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CFA
Every one of us must take collective action with our colleagues to win a contract that puts all of us first. We must commit to doing what has to be done to make the CSU a truly student-centered univer...
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