“Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community and sexual violence survivors are largely applauding the Department of Education’s newly released federal regulations to protect the rights of these groups in schools.” - The 19th

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Last week, HUNDREDS of Starbucks workers representing 425+ union stores participated in bargaining sessions aimed at achieving a foundational framework that is intended to be the foundation of each single-store contract.

The road has been a long one, but its finally happening!✊

Given the often unsafe and precarious nature of human rights reporting, Pina noted, “Teaching is how I come down from all this.”

Read more on our faculty feature: calfac.org/faculty-featur…

“After the California State University system failed to investigate sexual misconduct, the system vowed to work through its systematic obstacles.” - sacbee_now

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'The villain moniker assigned to Angel is reflective of anti-Black, gendered, and racist stereotypes of Black women as angry, sassy, and deserving of the violence they encounter.' - Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

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In celebration of the upcoming International Workers’ Day, CFA members from across the state will join together with our sibling unions on May 1 to commemorate the accomplishments of workers & the labor movement.

Here are some #MayDay actions near you: calaborfed.org/may-day-2024/

“As pro-Palestinian protests and encampments escalate on university campuses across the US, administrators try to balance students’ free speech rights with concerns for safety and other students’ counter claims of harassment and disruption.” - Los Angeles Times

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CFA is a sponsor of this year’s Decolonizing Economics 2024: Earth Day to May Day. This online conference (May 1-3) will devise strategies to decenter colonial systems, and implement concrete solutions to heal the land and people.

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Retroactive Pay Increases Coming Soon!

Based on management’s timeline, retroactive pay increases for the 2023-24 year should be appearing in faculty paychecks for the May pay period.

Learn more: calfac.org/retroactive-pa…

On April 16, CFA members attended the Assembly Higher Education Committee hearing to support the “A Call to Action” 12-bill legislative package aimed at Title IX reform.

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A less mentioned harmful byproduct of #CorporateGreed is its impact on worker health and safety. It’s time we strengthened enforcement and workers’ rights on the job. AFL-CIO ✊

Wishing peace and unity to all this Passover. Chag Sameach.

'Thanks to artificial intelligence, anxiety about technology’s impact on job security has only increased — not only among kitchen workers, but also white-collar professionals who long saw themselves as immune from disruption.' - POLITICO

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'People are dying in custody at record rates across California. They’re dying in big jails and small jails, in rural holding cells and downtown mega-complexes. They’re dying from suicide, drug overdoses and natural causes.' - CalMatters

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Fair pay for all!! #RightsRespectJustice

'CSUs are known to be a more affordable option compared with their UC counterparts, said Chayanne Sani. But with tuition often inaccessible for communities of color, Sani fears the system will see less enrollment and diversity.' - sacbee_now

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CFA members can support their CFA Maritime colleagues and students by signing on to this petition demanding fair compensation and a safe cruise learning- and workplace.

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'Presidential candidate Cornel West announced Melina Abdullah as his VP nominee. A pan-African studies professor at CSU Los Angeles, Abdullah said she agreed to join West’s campaign and was drawn to his platform of 'truth, love and justice.' ” - CNN

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CFA member Carlos Hernandez has observed that at the campus level, expectations are higher, leading to disproportionate demands placed on lecturer faculty with little resources and no additional pay for the additional work.

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