eNews | April 17, 2025
Union May Day Actions Will Demand That the CSU "Keep the Promise"
On May 1, we will march. Celebrated worldwide as a day of labor solidarity and workers’ rights, this year CSUEU members are planning actions on every campus with one unified message: Keep the promise, fund the CSU.
Current proposed budget cuts of 7.95% plus a deferral on "compact funding" for two years threatens the University's commitment to fully implement a Salary Steps structure for staff this year.
Now is the time to speak up and advocate for ourselves! Can the CSU use its "Interim Time, Place, and Manner" policy to silence us? Answer: Absolutely not.
Learn what your rights are and be sure to join an action on your campus on May 1.
Workers on Campuses Go on Offense to Preserve Jobs and Student Services
Staff, faculty, and students rallied at Stanislaus State to stop the proposed layoffs of 18 support staff.
CSUEU members confronted campus President Britt Rios-Ellis about the mismanagement of funds that led to layoffs at her townhall. Our union will enter layoff bargaining with Stanislaus State on April 29.
Elected state legislators returned to Sonoma State University this week to continue scrutinizing the CSU administration's plan for the campus future.
CSUEU President Catherine Hutchinson was among those invited to speak and share the union's response to SSU's "turnaround" plan after the disastrous announcement in January of drastic cuts to faculty and academic programs. Read her full remarks and view the hearing. One day after the forum, a Sonoma County Superior Court judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order halting any further action on program cuts.
"What happened at Sonoma State was not just a mistake, it was a failure of leadership. It is a case study in how not to run a public university. And may it be a lesson for the leadership at all the other campuses. Management decisions that affect thousands of students and workers’ lives must not be made in isolation without robust input from those on the front lines."
- Catherine Hutchinson, CSUEU President
ICYMI: Higher Education Associated With Lower Poverty
The Public Policy Institute of California has a new report out headlined, "Is College Worth It?" After weighing pros and cons, the report concludes: College is a good investment. The college wage premium - the difference in wages between college graduates and comparable high school graduates - remains at historically high levels. According to the report, in 2023, workers with a bachelor’s degree earned on average 61 percent more than high school graduates. >> More
Resident Assistants' Unionization Campaign Gains Media Attention
Cal State Stalls on Recognizing Resident Assistant Union on 20 Campuses - Capital & Main
Ice cream socials, fights and vomit: Why Cal State resident assistants want to unionize - EdSource
CSU resident assistants petition to unionize - Daily Titan
RAs petition to join union to better working conditions - The Poly Post
