CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY LAUNCH WEEKLONG STRIKE ACROSS 23 CAMPUSES

Almost 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches, and other workers at California State University, walked off the job Monday in a weeklong strike to demand higher wages.

The stoppage across Cal State’s 23 campuses comes two weeks after CSU officials ended contract negotiations with a unilateral offer starting with a 5% pay raise this year, it will be effective by the end of January, far below the 12% hike that the union is seeking.

With new semesters beginning on Monday, classes for many of the system's students could be canceled, unless faculty individually has decided to cross picket lines. Victoria Wilson, a part-time political science lecturer who picketed in the rain at Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles, said she's striking for higher pay. She said her salary fluctuates from semester to semester, which impedes her long-term financial goals.

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