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Saturday, October 18, 2014

CSU and Faculty shake hands - labor agreement reached after 100 days of negotiations

Contract negotiations between the California State University and the California Faculty Association were said to be "crumbling" just days ago, with one hundred days having passed since the start of talks.

Negotiating for a three year contract, the offer from CSU was 3% this year and 2% in each of the following two. CFA wanted a salary increase of 4% now and 3% later. 

The tentative agreement announced this week will increase the total compensation pool by 3% and give all faculty a 1.6% raise. 

Additional compensation will be paid to faculty and instructors hired during the days of recession and furloughs, those who have ended up earning less than junior faculty hired later (hired first, paid less).

Although the contract term is three years, it allows either side to reopen talks before the start of the next two academic years. The agreement requires a vote of the Faculty.