THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SINCE 1965
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CFA and CSU
Vol. LIII, No. 2
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015
CCBriefs: By FRANCISCO VILLEGAS Staff Writer
mediation continues:
That smoke is going to get ya (Oct. 12)
Fact-finding By EMILY ANNE ESPINOSA Staff Writer The California Faculty Association (CFA) and California State University (CSU) management have moved toward the fact-finding process of the labor negotiation process. Fact-finding is the third part of the labor negotiation process, a process where a panel of three, one neutral and one representative from each party, review the proposals, and receive supporting documents. During this phase, representatives may reach an agreement. If not, the fact-finder releases a report. The fact-finder is an independent, neutral third party who analyzes the facts put on the bargaining table. As of Oct. 14, factfinding was still in its early phase, and a fact-finder has yet to be decided on. The fact-finder is selected from a list of proposed neutral individuals, provided by the Public Employment Review Board (PERB). After the fact-finder makes a report, it remains confidential for 10 days, known as the blackout period. After 10 days, the report becomes public. CFA President, Jennifer Eagan, a professor at CSU East Bay, states that she “an-
ticipates fact-finding to be in our favor,” and that she expects that the “fact-finder will provide an accurate report.” According to Eagan, the fact-finding report is a non-binding document of information, meant to serve “almost as a research paper,” being an analyzed resource of information to be utilized by the representatives of the factfinding panel, as well as for the public. If needed, new data may be presented to the table. If an agreement on faculty salary is still not made during the blackout period or after the report, the CSU management may impose their last offer on the table, which will mostly likely be a 2 percent salary increase, which the CFA expects but will not accept. The CSU has proposed a 2 percent General Salary Increase (GSI), while the CFA continues to fight for a 5 percent increase, as well as a 2.61 percent Service Salary Increase (SSI). However, mediation continues to make no progress, both parties refuse to budge or compromise their proposals. At the end of the fact-finding phase, the CFA will hold a strike authorization vote beginning on Oct.19 to Oct. 28, which
will occur both online and at all 23 CSU campuses. In a released news update from the CFA bargaining team on the labor negotiation process, Eagan stated, “If CSU management is not persuaded by the facts, we will need to be ready to speak with our feet.” Toni Molle, CSU Director of Public Affairs, stated, “The CSU is committed to the collective bargaining process and to reaching a negotiated settlement with the California Faculty Association.” “CSU values our faculty. In the last three years, we have invested $129.6 million in employee compensation, and more than half of that has been specifically for faculty,” stated Molle. Molle also stated that, “This year, the CSU has already invested $65.5 million in employee compensation, with nearly half of that allocated for faculty, and the CSU proposed 2 percent GSI is valued at $32.8 million. The CFA’s proposal, 5 percent GSI and a 1.2 percent SSI, is valued at $101.7 million.”
Correction and comment to “Admin and faculty relationship strained” The story published in last week's issue of the Coyote Chronicle was written after discussion with faculty members who were willing to speak to the publication. Attempts to reach out to the President's office went unanswered. We welcome any other comments from faculty and staff. Letters to the editor and responses to any story can always be submitted to coyoteexecutiveeditor@gmail.com. Corrections and comment by Dr. Ted Ruml: - Jodie Ullman is a former chair of the Faculty Senate. Dr. Ted Ruml is the current one. - Juan Delgado is a long-time member of the Department of English not the College of Education. - "I also believe that Dr. Morales is making a concerted effort to work with the Senate to improve relations between the faculty and the administration." Respectfully, The Editors
According to The New York Times, Chinese men smoke one-third of all the world's cigarettes. China's government receives revenue, and therefore is unlikely to regulate stronger rules against the sales of cigarettes. Most smokers start around age 25. Only about 9 percent quit in China. Playboy nudes are played out (Oct. 12) Females are no longer to appear fully nude in Playboy magazines. Although women won’t appear nude, they will appear in provocative poses. The magazines will reduce the exploitation of women and be more PG-13. According to The New York Times, Playboy magazines have lost value. “Pornographic magazines even those as storied as Playboy, have lost their shock value, their commercial value and their cultural relevance.” Beer giants agree to merge into world’s biggest brewery (Oct. 13) The Budweiser and Stella Artois breweries agreed to work together as one company. According to CBS, “Any merge, however is expected to draw scrutiny from regulators worried about how it might hurt competition.” As a combined company, this would lead them to the biggest player Heineken, having about 30 percent of the beer market. "Hot Yoga" for all (Oct. 14) Bikram Choudhury, the self-proclaimed yogi, tried to sue other instructors for using the same sequence of poses shown in class. "The ruling is another blow for Mr. Choudhury, who has also been accused of sexual assaults by multiple women in recent years. This encouraged the court to not entitling the poses to copyright infringement,” according to The New York Times. Exit exam takes an exit (Oct. 15) According to the LA Times, California's Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that no longer allows the high school exit exam to determine whether students receive a high school diploma and nullifies the results of those students who did not pass. A new exam that directs more into the common core standards is being considered,"...It won't make a difference when students don't take it serious after the first test being eliminated,” said student Michael Mahoney.
Mental health & gun Hollywood producer Exploring the world Straight Rhythm control, pg. 5 at CSUSB, pg. 9 of PMS, pg. 10 moves crowd, pg. 14