Breaking Newshttps://www.csueu.org/news/archiveUnion Rally Rocks Cal Poly Pomona to Support Bargaining Teamhttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/union-rally-rocks-cal-poly-pomonaTEMPThu, 03 Aug 2023 21:45:10 GMTMembers turn out to support CSUEU Bargaining Team<p>CSUEU members threw an energizing pep rally at Cal Poly Pomona to send our Bargaining Team in for another round of negotiations on Thursday (Aug. 3).<br /> Support for the Bargaining Team wasn't limited to just union members. State Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) and Pomona Councilman Robert Torres showed up in solidarity to help us turn on the heat in our fight for equitable salary steps.</p> <p>Following the rally, more than a dozen members packed into the bargaining room  to observe the negotiations in real time.</p> <p>Highlights from <a href="https://csueu.org/Portals/0/Documents/2023/CSUEU%20counter%20proposal%202023-08-03.pdf?ver=KacTW-ED1v0OVfqjE5Eyxg%3d%3d" target="_blank">the proposal</a> the Bargaining Team presented to the CSU:</p> <ul> <li>2023 General Salary Increase of  7%</li> <li>Full retroactive pay to July 2023</li> <li>Step placement will correspond to length of service in one’s series rather than classification and will transfer from campus to campus.</li> <li>Step advancement will not be contingent on a satisfactory evaluation</li> <li>In Year 3, each employee shall advance one step at 3%</li> </ul> <p>The next bargaining session is set for Aug. 30 at CSU Northridge, with additional bargaining sessions scheduled for September and October. </p> <p>We're finally making real progress towards securing a salary steps structure - but we're not at the finish line yet. We need to keep up the pressure on the CSU by showing strong union visibility and solidarity ... like holding big blue rallies!</p> <p>If you are not yet a member, now is the time to <a href="http://wwww.csueu.org/join">JOIN CSUEU!</a> Already a member? Talk to your co-workers who are not yet members and sign them up!</p> <blockquote> <p>"Our collective labor powers the University. Our collective work helps students succeed and meet their graduation goals. And during this contract negotiations, we demand equitable salary reform." - CSUEU President Catherine Hutchinson</p> </blockquote> <p><img alt="Union rally at Pomona" src="https://csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/Barganing/Rally%20Pomona%203AUGUST2023/IMG_4738_web1.jpg?ver=GMJdLYbRaXYEz8cDNZN38Q%3d%3d" /></p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Members march at rally" src="https://csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/Barganing/Rally%20Pomona%203AUGUST2023/IMG_4773_web4.jpg?ver=OBaI4dbZyAXGkEA25dVpEA%3d%3d" /></p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Union president Catherine Hutchinson and Chapter President Hector Maciel pose with City Councilman Torres" src="https://csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/Barganing/Rally%20Pomona%203AUGUST2023/Catherine.jpg?ver=uS1kFvkE9Yv9NPDUhjOjRg%3d%3d" /></p> <blockquote> <p>"I am calling on each one of you to join us in taking a stand for equity and fairness. Let us unite as one and rally for our rights and win crucial issues including equity concerns, understaffing, excessive workload, and most importantly, the restoration of our Salary Steps." - CSUEU Cal Poly Pomona Chapter President Hector Maciel</p> </blockquote> <hr /> <p><img alt="State Senator Susan Rubio speaks at rally" src="https://csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/Barganing/Rally%20Pomona%203AUGUST2023/WEB_Senator_IMG_4722.jpg?ver=x9hG_J5btr3bTU3plh0SAw%3d%3d" /></p> Dues Ballot_Spanishhttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/dues-ballotspanishTEMPWed, 26 Apr 2023 12:04:44 GMTDues Ballot Spanish<p>Las cuotas son los únicos recursos de una unión y es una inversión en nosotros mismos y en nuestro futuro. Para acumular los recursos para ganar en 2023, los miembros de CSUEU votarán para ajustar nuestra tasa de cuotas del 1% actual al 1.2%. <br />  <br /> La Junta Directiva de CSUEU aprobó el año pasado un plan de 5 puntos “<a href="https://www.csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/VOTE%20YES/P2P%20Leaflet_WEB.jpg?ver=QRAuImffyhY7eI8Dk3svnw%3d%3d">Camino al Poder</a>” con la meta de asegurar una estructura de Pasos Salariales para nuestros 15,000 miembros. Para ganar, necesitamos recursos adicionales. <br />  <br /> Los miembros de CSUEU contribuyen actualmente con el 1% en cuotas de la unión deducidas de nuestros cheques de pago, que es la tasa de cuotas más baja de cualquier local del sector público de SEIU, o de cualquier otra unión en la CSU. Votando SÍ, podemos mejorar la representación del campus contratando más Representantes de Relaciones Laborales (LRRs), añadiendo un Director Político para impulsar el activismo político en el campus y mejorando nuestra preparación para las huelgas.<br />  <br /> Éste es un ejemplo del cambio propuesto en las cuotas: Para una persona que gane $50,000 al año, la cuota mensual aumentaría de $41.67 al mes a $50.<br />  <br /> Consulta el ajuste de tus cuotas haciendo clic en la calculadora en línea:<br /> <a href="https://csueu.org/join/dues-calculator-update">https://csueu.org/join/dues-calculator-update</a><br />  </p> <p><strong>¿Apruebas el ajuste de la cuota del 1% al 1.2%?</strong></p> <p> • Sí, apruebo el ajuste propuesto y estoy de acuerdo en que necesitamos reunir los recursos para ganar a través de invertir en nosotros mismos y en nuestro futuro.</p> <p> • No, no estoy de acuerdo en que necesitamos más recursos para preparar a los miembros de CSUEU para el éxito a largo plazo.</p> <p><strong><span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">Para votar, haga clic en el enlace que recibió por mensaje de texto o correo electrónico.</span></strong></p> <p> </p> Dues Ballot_Chinesehttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/dues-ballot-introchineseTEMPWed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:59 GMTDues Ballot Intro Chinese<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">会员的会费是工会唯一的资源,是对我们自己和我们的未来的投资。</span></span></span> <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">为积聚资源,务求在</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">2023</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">年取胜,</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">CSUEU</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">成员现在正投票决定,是否应该将我们的会费率从目前的</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">1%</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">,调整为</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">1.2%</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">去年,</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">CSUEU </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">董事会批准了一项</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 5 </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">点“</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:16.0pt; padding:0in"><span style="background:white"><span pmingliu="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#2f5496">通往</span></span></span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span pmingliu="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#333333">胜利</span></span></span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:16.0pt; padding:0in"><span style="background:white"><span pmingliu="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#2f5496">之路</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#2f5496"></span></span><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">”(</span></span></span><a href="https://www.csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2023/VOTE%20YES/P2P%20Leaflet_WEB.jpg?ver=QRAuImffyhY7eI8Dk3svnw%3d%3d"> <span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">“<span style="color:#0070c0">Path to Power</span>”</span></span></span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">)</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">计划,目标是要为我们的</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 15,000 </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">名会员,确保有稳定的薪酬阶梯结构。</span></span></span> <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">而为了获得成功,我们需要额外的资源。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">CSUEU </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">会员目前从我们的薪水中,扣除</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 1% </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">作为工会会费,这是当地任何</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> SEIU </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">公共部门,或</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> CSU </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">任何其他工会的最低会费率。</span></span></span> <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">如果投赞成票,我们就可以通过雇用更多的劳资关系代表</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> (LRR) </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">来改善校园代表性,以及增加一名政治主任来提升校园政治活跃度,还有就是提高我们的进行罢工的能力。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">以下是提议的会费费率变化的示例:对于年收入</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 5 </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">万美元的人,每月会费将从每月</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 41.67 </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">美元,增加到</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 50 </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">美元。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">单击以下的在线计算器,查看您的会费调整情况:</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><a href="https://csueu.org/join/dues-calculator-update"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">https://csueu.org/join/dues-calculator-update</span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">您是否赞成将会员会费率从</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 1% </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">调整为</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> 1.2%</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">?</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">•</span></span></span> <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">是的,我赞成提议的调整,并同意我们需要积累资源,通过投资于我们自己和我们的未来,以获得胜利。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">•</span></span></span> <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">不,我不同意我们需要更多资源,来帮助</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> CSUEU </span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian">会员取得长期成功。</span></span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><br /> <strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:DengXian"><span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">要投票,请单击您通过短信或电子邮件收到的链接</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"> </p> Sample email to Student Assistantshttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/sample-email-to-student-assistantsTEMPTue, 21 Feb 2023 11:21:03 GMTSupport Student Workers Forming Their Union<p><em>Hi [Name], </em></p> <p><em>I hear Student Assistants are building a union with CSUEU and I am proud to support your efforts.  Right now students are working to collect enough union authorization cards to file for a union election. If you have not signed your card yet, you can sign right now with the link below.</em><br /> <br /> <em>Signing the card is your commitment to support building a union with your co-workers and to vote yes in the union election. I hope you will do both!</em></p> <p><em>Here is the link [<font color="#2980b9">LINK - USE CUSTOM LINK FROM EMAIL]. </font>Feel free to share it with your colleagues too. Let me know how I can support your work to build the union.</em></p> New State Bill Forces the CSU to Fix Broken Salary Systemhttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/new-state-bill-forces-the-csu-to-fix-broken-salary-systemTEMPFri, 19 Feb 2021 13:09:00 GMTDescribing the CSU’s salary system as broken, State Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino) has introduced legislation to restore 5% salary steps for 20,000 California State University support staff.<p>Describing the CSU’s salary system as broken, State Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino) has introduced legislation to restore 5% salary steps for 20,000 California State University support staff.</p> <p>SB 566, called the S.T.E.P.S Act (Steps to Economic Parity in Salaries), “would rectify a long history of salary inequities,” according to the fact sheet accompanying the bill, which is sponsored by our Union.</p> <p><a href="https://www.csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2021/CSU%20Chancellor%20Letter.pdf?ver=2021-02-18-101116-547">Read the letter</a> Sen. Leyva wrote to the CSU:</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>“It is my hope—and urging—that, under your leadership, a new commitment will take place to negotiate an outcome that ensures all CSU support staff are shown the dignity and respect they deserve. I am hopeful that a fair and equitable resolution can be agreed to between the CSU administration and these affected workers.” </strong></p> <p>If nothing else, this past year has shown that frontline CSU support staff are the backbone of the institution, allowing it to continue providing quality education to students throughout a deadly pandemic. It’s time to recognize and reward our contributions and sacrifice by making university salaries equitable for support staff, many of whom are among the lowest-paid in the University system such as custodians and groundskeepers.</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>"The time is now, the CSU must act to repair an unequitable system," said CSUEU President Catherine Hutchinson. "We have seen overwhelming bipartisan support from the state Legislature to fix the broken salary system. We hope the new chancellor will show leadership and do what is needed to lift up the frontline support staff of the CSU."</strong></p> <p><strong>Background </strong><br /> The CSU has a salary structure damaged since the 1990s. Employees’ pay is frozen after hire in the lower ranks of their pay scales with no career movement. Employees can work for decades without even reaching the middle of the pay scale because of the absence of service steps. This creates a system where newly-hired employees earn more than their long-term colleagues, while working side-by-side doing the same job at the same CSU campus.</p> <p>Here's the <a href="https://www.csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2021/SB%20566%20(Leyva)%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf?ver=2021-02-19-141327-357">Fact Sheet</a> on SB 566 and <span style="color:null;">our </span><a href="https://www.csueu.org/news/archive/press-release-sen-connie-leyva-proposes-bill-to-fix-broken-unequal-csu-salary-structure#.YC7e0mhKhPw"><span style="color:null;">press release</span></a><span style="color:null;">.</span></p> <p> </p> State Law: New Employees *Must* Have a Chance to Meet Union Representativehttps://www.csueu.org/news/archive/state-law-new-employees-must-have-a-chance-to-meet-union-representativeTEMPWed, 16 Oct 2019 14:51:37 GMTPublic Sector Employee Orientation Law AB 119<p><img alt="" src="/Portals/0/Images/2019/UnionYes%20FB.png?ver=2019-10-16-145619-907" /></p> <p>Attention all new CSU employees! Have you been properly “onboarded”? </p> <p>The Public Sector Employee Orientation Law, passed in 2017, requires public employers to provide union representatives access to new employees during their orientations. Assembly Bill 119 defines employee orientation as the onboarding process, which can happen in person, online or through other means. During the new employee orientation (NEO), new or recently hired employees learn about employment status, rights, benefits, duties and responsibilities, or any other employment-related matters.</p> <p>CSU Employees Union and other unions have negotiated the particulars so new staff will learn about labor representation on their first day. Read the full <a href="https://www.csueu.org/Portals/0/Images/2019/NEO%20Agreement.pdf?ver=2019-10-15-134400-310">NEO agreement here</a>.</p> <p>Our NEO Agreement provides for a 30-minute presentation by union stewards during employee orientation.  Campus Human Resources sends our Union lists of employees as they are hired, including names, classifications, departments, and contact information.  CSUEU meets the new staff as a group and sometimes later in individual conversations.  Union information is also included in appointment letters and on the campus website.</p> <p>The most recent poll (Gallup, August 2019) shows 64% of Americans approve of labor unions, the most favorable public perception in 50 years. We know that if union members reach out for face-to-face conversations with new employees who are not yet members, we can lift up our voices for better working conditions. Without that first contact, employees could go for months without being aware of our Union, our union contract, or the benefits of union representation. </p> <p>It is vitally important that our new coworkers join us as union members.  We are only as strong as our unified membership. Join or renew with CSUEU today! <a href="http://www.csueu.org">www.csueu.org </a></p> <p><br />  </p>