Eventful CSU Board of Trustees Meeting

During public comment following a Finance Committee vote to raise student fees next fall, CSU Labor Council members, led by CSUEU VP for Member Engagement Joseph Dobzynski, Jr., chanted demands in a rousing show of unity. See this action in the “Favorites” section of the CSUEU YouTube page.

After that, a group of student protesters began shouting over the end of their speaking time. The meeting room was cleared by university police, and some confusion resulted. Police used force to remove some people from the building. All CSUEU members were OK and not harmed. However, there were some injuries to police and protestors, along with four arrests at last report. A glass door to the Chancellor’s Office was shattered in the confrontation. Read Joseph Dobzynski's November 17 blog entry about this turn of events.

The first day of the board meeting on November 15 was a different story. CSUEU presented petitions to the CSU management and trustees representing over 5,000 signatures against the CSU parking fee hike proposal. In a dramatic display, members spread the petition across the entire front row of the gallery. See photos in the Photo Gallery section of the CSUEU web site.