On Monday, March 1, CSU Humboldt administration gave CSUEU notice that it would be implementing a partial layoff of 55 Bargaining Unit 7 and 9 positions effective July 1 or later, but that none of the employees was currently set to be fully laid off.

Working with students, faculty, other CSU unions and the community, CSUEU chapters across the state participated in March 4 events  marking the National Day of Action to Defend Education in support of public education funding. 
 

• View a video of CSUEU President Pat Gantt addressing a huge noon rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento.
• Scroll through a photo gallery of images from different campuses.
• See news coverage from CSU Channel Islands, including an interview with chapter president Joseph Dobzynski
• See the CSUEU banner in news coverage from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
• View a video of CSU Long Beach protests.
• This listing of March 4 events details activities across California.

Frequently Asked Questions about the CSU Budget FY 2010/11

Governor Schwarzenegger's State of the State address, delivered on the morning of January 6, acknowledged the need for higher education support while threatening an overhaul of the current pension system, as this Sacramento Bee article outlines.

"The governor's message on higher education spending is encouraging, but we must wait to see the details in this Friday's budget presentation," commented CSUEU President Pat Gantt, referring to the governor's much-anticipated budget proposal presentation coming up this Friday morning, January 8. "His message on the state pension system is a signal that public pensions will be under attack and that we must prepare for a fight on the pensions front in the months to come."

Read the CSU's statement about the governor's address.

This December 31 California Budget Project essay outlines the CBP's choices for the worst budget and policy choices of 2009, all of which, CBP maintains, exacerbated California's increasingly dire budget crisis.

This December 23 Los Angeles Times article forecasts details of Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed state budget, showing a heavy emphasis on federal assistance. The budget is tentatively set to be presented on January 8.

Assemblymember Noreen Evans' December 18 blog entry details California's dramatically high bond debt, a difficult situation made worse by this sobering fact: experts estimate that needed repairs and improvements to California’s infrastructure—roads, schools, hospitals, parks, and levees—will total up to $400 billion over the next 20 years.

And those options are few, according to this December 20 Sacramento Bee analysis, which provides a forecast of the governor's 2010-11 state budget, tentatively set to be announced on January 8. In the meantime, join the E-March on the governor to make sure that Gov. Schwarzenegger keeps full CSU funding in mind as he develops his proposed budget.

L.A. Times columnist and San Jose State grad Steve Lopez answers that question in this scathing December 6 essay on the short-sighted nature of budget cuts across the CSU system.

On December 3, the State Auditor’s Office published an investigative report detailing more than $152,000 in improper expense reimbursements made by the Chancellor’s Office to a former high-level CSU official. “Accountability of our public servants is increasingly important as tax dollars become more precious,” commented CSUEU President Pat Gantt. “Thanks to a whistleblower’s courage, today’s report draws back the curtain on wasteful spending at the CSU. We call on CSU management to provide transparency in its operations as we move forward into the difficult next year of CSU budget planning.”