Prop. 30 will help save education programs, new poster honors CSUEU's women activists, watch CMA's Golden Bear cross the Panama Canal, CSEA General Council meets over Labor Day weekend, and more!   

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik, a staff member of the Los Angeles Times for more than 20 years, exposes the real goal of Prop. 32--to stop unions from funding political action committees--in this insightful August 19 column.   

CSUEU President Pat Gantt was one of the featured guest speakers at an August 16 California Maritime Academy lunch devoted to the No on 32 and Yes on 30 campaigns, as explained in this August 17 Vallejo Times Herald article.   

August 14 -- John Logan, a labor and employment studies professor at San Francisco State University, just posted this insightful blog on The Hill, an online newspaper covering federal and state politics. He explains how the Corporate Exemptions Act would cripple the ability of unions to participate in politics but have little impact on unlimited spending by wealthy individuals.   

No on 32 Q&A and speaker training, opinion pieces about city bankruptcies and pension plans, plus a look at HBO's "The Newsroom" and its handling of the Koch brothers...   

This July 30 USA Today editorial argues against federal grants and other subsidies for students at for-profit universities, where the drop-out rates and student debt ratios are high. Comments CSUEU President Pat Gantt, "With their predatory marketing and tapping into federal aid dollars, for-profits have undermined public higher education, which is the access point to higher education for a majority of working families."   

CSU trustees weigh trigger cut options as they bestow president pay hikes, Prop. 32 is intended to hurt unions, studies show that union membership and middle class declines are linked, and more...   

In this July 24 article, Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters spells out what California's unions have been saying for months: Prop. 32, also known as the Corporate Exemptions Act, "is clearly part of a nationwide effort by conservative groups to hamstring union political influence." See a coalition video explaining why this November ballot initiative must be defeated.   

July 17 - James “Larry” Norton, 74, of San Rafael, has been appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees.   

CSU Board of Trustees to vote on pay hikes for new presidents, CSUEU statewide election results, Election Committee Chair Andrew Coile shares his thoughts on the statewide elections, and more!