Joseph visits Chapter 316, representing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, meets President Armstrong in an awkward fashion, motivates the membership to get involved, and discusses the importance of speaking truth to power.

In which Joseph gives a first-person account of the November CSU Board of Trustees meeting, adding context, dispelling rumors, and looking forward to the next stage of the struggle.

In which the VP for Member Engagement reflects on the layoff bargaining at CSU Stanislaus.

In which the Vice-President for Member Representation reflects on two and a half months on the road in support of the 2011 Defense Campaign, with highlights and tragedies along the way.

In which the Vice President for Member Engagement ruffles some feathers at CSU Channel Islands by speaking up for nine (9) lab and equipment technicians being extorted for a month’s pay, and the double standards applied on the campuses at large.

A transcript of a speech given by the Vice-President for Member Engagement at the Take Class Action event on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011.

In which an update is given on some regional 2011 Defense Campaign training efforts, and a humorous story about being stranded in Sacramento.

Wherein CSUEU electrifies a Capitol rally in support of Wisconsin workers, an Organizing Committee member provides her reflections, we provide proof that the pen can be mightier than the sword, and a Chapter Organizing Chair shares poetry.

Reflections on the power of organized activism during the Egyptian Revolution, how social networking and the internet made a difference, and the lessons for organized labor.

In which CSUEU appoints and confirms a new Vice-President for Member Engagement as the trials and tribulations of the next six months bears down upon the organization.