March 19: In a March 18 press conference, CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor Robert Turnage outlined budget recommendations to be made to the CSU Board of Trustees at its two-day meeting starting today. Strikingly, much of the discussion dealt with a proposed $38 million compensation pool available through collective bargaining to address compensation needs for faculty and staff that have gone unaddressed for five years.   

A two-day CSU Board of Trustees meeting begins on the morning of Tuesday, March 19, and you can view a live webcast by going to www.calstate.edu/bot/opensessions/ starting on the morning of the 19th and clicking on the webcast link. View the agenda for this meeting. Access an archive of podcasts of previous meetings.   

An Associated Press report published in the March 12 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle asserts that it's only marginally easier to obtain financial records from CSU foundations today than it was before a recent state law went into effect requiring transparency. "Foundations on the CSU campuses provide a useful function, but within the CSU system there seems to be no controlling structure for accountability," comments CSUEU President Pat Gantt. "This may lead to some creative accounting in some cases, as well as discretionary spending that may raise concerns. In today's campus budgets, the funds--both state and foundation--are pooled at times, and all dollars are green."   

Sequester cuts are sure to hurt California, CSEA VP Russell Kilday-Hicks sends greetings to CSUEU, the University of Phoenix faces possible probation, and more...   

Public voter records show a remarkably high CSUEU voter turnout in last November's election, California Budget Project charts help explain Gov. Brown's proposed state budget, and more...   

New PPIC report documents huge CSU budget cuts since 2008, the latest statistics show that Latinos and nurses help California unions grow, and  more...   

January 25: The latest edition of University Employee is now available as a PDF download. It features thought-provoking, member-written articles on the state budget, last year's CSUEU and November elections, committee and bargaining unit activities, and much more.   

Gov. Brown delivers upbeat State of the State address this morning and rebuffs appeals for more CSU funding at last Tuesday's CSU Board of Trustees meeting. Plus: updates on the latest version of California's child abuse reporting law, and more...   

Gov. Brown's proposed budget includes more CSU funding, including $125.1 million over this year's budget and reinstatement of $125 million that was cut from last year's budget. Details on the governor's budget and more...   

January 3: The tax package that Congress passed on New Year’s Day is the right move to protect America’s middle class families. In recent weeks, cuts-only advocates in Congress once again pushed the debate outside the mainstream by fighting to protect the wealthiest at the expense of the middle class. Despite their best efforts, the deal will require more of the richest Americans to pay their fair share to invest in our country.