eNews | Nov. 20, 2025
CSU Executives Get Pay Raises While Staff Are Tossed a "Bonus"
Talk about hypocrisy! While telling its essential workforce there's just not enough funds to provide staff with fair pay, the CSU Board of Trustees voted to upgrade their compensation plan for campus presidents, with 13 executives seeing their base increases from 5% to 20% (retroactive to July) while others will get their performance-based raises in next year.
"They have the money to increase executive compensation that would add to their future pension, but tell their Staff we are not worthy of that - we only deserve a heavily taxed bonus," said CSUEU President Catherine Hutchinson. "For a place that loves to promote how diverse, inclusive and equitable they are, they sure know how to exclude the backbone of the system."
Union Action!
CSUEU members joined with our Labor Coalition partners for a loud demonstration at the Board meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 18). We called on the Administration to use the $144 million state loan to move Staff closer to the full steps promise they made.
See rally photos and media coverage. Also check out what CSUEU members said to CSU leadership during the Public Comments portion of the meeting!
And keep an eye out for our Contract Bargaining 2026 survey launching on Dec 1.
Judge Disciplines CSU Lawyers for Using AI-Generated Documents in CSUEU Unionization Case
College students who turn in AI-generated homework riddled with errors would be reprimanded, yet the Chancellor's Office is submitting legal documents to the state's employment board that would fail in Writing 101, as reported by EdSource.
The CSU is trying to block Resident Assistants (RAs), the student workers who work in on-campus dorms, from joining our Union. They turned in a brief that used fake quotations, clearly generated by ChatGPT, to write the document. And they were caught!
We will continue to fight for the rights of ALL student workers. If the CSU wants to keep denying this right, they will have to use real (human) lawyers to justify their position.
Read more about the case here.
SEIU CA 2025 Convention Brings Union Members Together to Help Select Candidates
Democracy is union made, and SEIU California members from across the state showed up, spoke out at the annual convention where workers help select our political leaders.
Our vote is our voice, and when 600,000 workers join together to promote pro-worker legislators, that's where our power lies.
More than a dozen CSUEU members participated in the Nov. 7-9 event and helped pass this year's priorities:
- Defend our democracy and freedom
- Protect our communities from federal assaults and cuts
- Grow our union and our movement to build power for working people
- Make California a place where working families thrive
"One Voice" townhalls are being held state-wide where SEIU members are invited to meet with local and state legislators who are vying for our vote in the 2026 Primaries.
Become a CSUEU member today and you will receive your RSVP invitation when there is a townhall in your district.
ICE Forcibly Separates Cal State Long Beach Family
A CSUEU member at Cal State Long Beach and his family are living the nightmare of what happens when Immigration and Customs Enforcement knocks on your door these days.
As part of the continuing ICE crackdowns on immigrant communities, federal agents came for the dining worker's wife recently and deported her to Mexico.
Agustin Frausto, a friend and co-worker on campus, set up a Go Fund Me account to help the family with legal expenses, travel, and living costs. Our union brother will need to take time off work to help his wife resettle and adjust. "This moment is a reminder that we are always fighting for our rights and dignities together," said Agustin. "Please consider donating if you can. Even a small amount will show our union brother he is not alone during this difficult time."