What is impasse? How does the mediation process work? What if mediation fails to reach an agreement? How often does mediation or fact-finding result in settlement?

CSU Trustees authorize "outrageous" executive increases. Parties head to impasse.

The governing board of the California State University system is poised to award pay increases averaging 11.8 percent to Chancellor Charles Reed, his four chief deputies and 23 campus presidents as part of a plan to significantly boost their salaries over the next few years.

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi today held a joint press conference with California Faculty Association (CFA) President Lillian Taiz to urge the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees vote down the proposed executive pay increase.