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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