Students for Quality Education protest potential tuition increase
Alex Grant
April 5, 2018
Protest chants echoed against the state capitol building Wednesday as students from across California came together to ask state legislators to fully fund the CSU system. The protest was organized by the faculty union group California Faculty Association (CFA) and a student intern group called Students...
Report sides with California Faculty Association in upcoming strike
March 28, 2016
A fact-finding report into the bargaining agreement between the California Faculty Association and California State University management became public Monday. It sided with the California Faculty Association over CSU management. The arbitrator, who chaired the fact-finding panel, suggested that...
CFA president answers questions about faculty strike
Michelle Zhu
February 12, 2016
The California Faculty Association held a media conference call with CFA President Jennifer Eagan on Feb. 12 to answer questions about the upcoming faculty strike. Student reporters and editors from California State University newspapers and other media outlets entered the conference call at 10:30...
Strikers further plans in Kendall Hall
Michelle Zhu
February 10, 2016
The California Faculty Association held an open meeting in Kendall Hall on Feb. 10 to answer questions and discuss the upcoming faculty strike with Chico State faculty and students. The CFA held the meeting in response to their claims of stagnant wages since 2008. "If you're making less than you di...
Strike set for April
February 9, 2016
The California Faculty Association have announced they will strike in April if the California State University chancellor does not meet their demands. The strike dates have been set for April 13-15 and April 18-19. All 23 CSU campuses will participate. "What happens is faculty shows up with signs...
Presidential search ends this semester
February 1, 2016
Correction: An earlier version of this story indicated a new president was selected on March 31 and President Zingg retired on August 22. The dates have been corrected. When President Paul Zingg announced his retirement plans last August, the septuagenarian had already occupied the highest o...
California Faculty Association wears red to symbolize potential strike
January 29, 2016
All around campus professors and other faculty are wearing red and handing out fliers to show support for their peers and bring awareness to students. The California Faculty Association is seeking student support to help them get better wages before they are forced to go on strike. Ryan Corrall can be reached at [email protected]
Survey reveals faculty displeasure with Zingg
August 26, 2015
Last spring, President Zingg implemented a campus climate survey to address faculty, staff and administrative issues and concerns. The results concluded that more than half of faculty feels President Zingg and his administration do not respect faculty input.On August 21, Zingg nominated Susan Elrod as...
Trustees, faculty union ratify contract
David Mcvicker
November 14, 2014
The California State University board of trustees voted unanimously Nov. 12 to approve the faculty union contract for the next three years. The contract, which was also approved by the California Faculty Association through an online vote Nov. 1 to 9, will provide the faculty union with a number of positive gains for the university faculty mem...
Long commutes don’t deter faculty
Christine Lee
May 6, 2014
Chico State English professor Geoffrey Baker spends about two hours and 40 minutes driving back home to Oakland every weekend, a commute that doesn’t affect his teaching. "I know it seems if we're commuting that distance, we're not working on the days that we're not here but I guarantee you we a...
Employees face workplace bullying
Yessenia Funes
April 23, 2014
A Chico State employee spends nights awake in bed. The next day at work, the employee is welcomed by threats from a supervisor and singled out — micromanaged and stripped of the ability to make work-related decisions. Disturbing comments are made behind closed doors. Performance evaluations a...
CSU, union look to fix lecturer pay disputes
Nicholas Carr
December 18, 2013
The California State University system is currently looking at the prevalence of lecturer salary misclassification across the system, wrote CSU spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp in an email to The Orion. These misclassifications occur when a lecturer is placed at a pay grade inconsistent with their education or pr...
