CSU Faculty OKs Strike

There is an amazing amount of solidarity among CSU faculty members, as evidenced in their strike vote. They have been negotiating patiently for years, to little avail. Now there will be rolling strikes across the CSU system. (h/t to atdleft)

Members of the union that represents faculty at the 23 campuses of the California State University system have voted to strike, potentially creating disruptions at campuses around the state, including Fullerton and Long Beach.

"We do not want to strike, but we will," John Travis, president of the California Faculty Association, said at a news conference this morning at Cal State Dominguez Hills announcing that 94 percent of union members who voted agreed to the job action. "We are a faculty that is fed up and we are a faculty that is ready to walk off the job."

Union officials said they plan to hold two-day strikes to minimize disruptions to student classes, to take place in April and May.

There will not be a massive shut down of classes for extended periods of time. The professors want to ensure their students' education is not severely disrupted by their fight for a fair wage.