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Staff and Student Assistants Join Labor Coalition
to Call on CSU Trustees To Prioritize Investment in
Students & Workforce
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Board of
Trustees Approves 6% Tuition Increases
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It was a big week for CSUEU members and our
newest Student Assistants Unit! Even though the Board of
Trustees went ahead and approved multi-year 6% tuition increases,
we made sure our message was heard: The CSU exists to serve
students and we will always have their backs!
We kicked off the week with a press conference to
call attention to the double hit that Student Assistants
face - being paid minimum wage and now a tuition hike. On
Tuesday, staff and Student Assistants joined a Labor Coalition rally outside the Office of the Chancellor to
demand that CSU negotiators do better if the
University is serious about creating an equitable salary
structure with steps. Check out the day's photos!
Our Bargaining Team members addressed
Trustees urging them to show stronger leadership by
advocating for more funding to support the workforce and students in
their care.
It is more clear than ever that Student Assistants
deserve to be recognized as CSUEU members and that
the CSU needs to bargain with them over their issues of pay,
sick leave, hours, parking and other fees.
Once Student Assistants are allowed to vote
to join CSUEU, our union will be among the largest Support Staff
unions at any public university. Here's what Cameron Macedonio, Student
Assistant at CSU Fullerton, said at Tuesday's rally:
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"I'm one of thousands of Student
Assistants fighting to form a union with CSUEU. One
thing I've learned in organizing is without the power of
the union, the CSU will do what ever they want!
"And no one knows that better than you who
have fought for a fair salary structure for decades! But the
tide is turning and workers are rising up to hold the CSU
accountable!"
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What's next: The next bargaining session is Sept.
19 at CSU Dominguez Hills.
To support our Bargaining Team, be sure to display our
"Steps Now, Strike Ready" Zoom background available at:
www.csueu.org/bargaining - Click on Multimedia.
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San Luis Obispo members of CSUEU and CFA came
together for a fun-filled Labor Day picnic this year.
Erin Foote, Cal Poly SLO Vice President, presented
Chapter
President Tom Randall with a Labor
Leadership Award.
The award honors selected union members who
have strengthened their union through leadership, organizing and
advocacy. Tom was also recognized for over 30 years of union
service!
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Join
SEIU for a Webinar on Student Debt
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CSUEU members are invited to an SEIU Webinar on
Student Debt on
Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.
SEIU Public Services Division and the Department
of Education are co-hosting the webinar, where participants will
receive guidance on available relief or forgiveness options,
such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), income-based
repayment plans, and more.
SEIU members who work in healthcare, social
services, and education are most likely to hold student
debt, at rates between 30% and 40%. Participants will also learn
about the Biden administration’s new student debt
forgiveness plan.
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Starbucks claims to be a progressive company, but
when it comes to respecting workers’ rights, the coffee giant has
been stalling at the bargaining table and refusing to
negotiate a fair contract with workers.
On Thursday, customers were asked to
join for a day of petition signing outside of
Starbucks stores across the country.
One CSUEU Chapter answered the call and showed up
in solidarity! Great
job, East Bay - we see you and your unionism!!
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Pictured, L-R: Don Moreno, BU5 Vice Chair; Cecelia
Grima Torres, Steward; Monica Abruzzo, Steward; Mary Kendall,
Chapter President; and Nick Wirz, Labor Representative
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New
Studies Show Public Pensions Help Keep Seniors Out of
Poverty
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Two new studies and 50-state fact sheets find public pensions
help keep seniors out of poverty while reducing the wealth gap
for older women and retirees of color.
The reports by the UC Berkeley Labor Center find
that defined benefit pensions—especially public pensions—are
critical to providing adequate retirement income for seniors, and
their anti-poverty effect is largest for Black and Latino
retirees, women, and retirees without a four-year college degree.
The reports also find that pension income is distributed more
equitably by race and gender among older adults than other
private financial assets.
Support the power of unions by joining CSUEU if you are not yet a member!
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