California Faculty Association - LA Chapter

The California Faculty Association (CFA) represents 20,000 faculty, librarians, and counselors who work at the 22 California State University campuses.  While bargaining an equitable contract is of supreme importance to faculty, CFA has a coordinated strategy that includes many other facets.

§         LEGISLATION: Faculty helped to develop ideas for a legislative agenda. Many of these suggestions found their way into legislation sponsored or supported by CFA in the California state legislature.

 §         ALTERNATIVE BUDGET PROJECT: Frustrated by the “advocacy vacuum” for the CSU’s share of the California state budget, CFA has inaugurated a project that articulates a new vision for the University by creating a budget that will provide affordable, accessible and quality education.

 §         ELECTORAL ACTION: CFA members participated in an organized effort to support the campaigns of pro-faculty candidates for the state legislature and in the Spring of 2001 helped to elect CFA member Professor Gloria Romero to the State Senate.

 §         FACULTY RIGHTS: CFA has been pressing hard to get the CSU to deal with the large backlog of grievances and arbitration hearings on problems faced by individual faculty.

 §         WINNING THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS: We have encountered broad support on campuses and in surrounding communities for CFA’s work . Students, Academic Senates, elected officials,  labor leaders and individuals from as far away as Australia have expressed their support for our efforts.

Why should you join the California Faculty Association?

• CFA is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for CSU faculty.

• CFA advocates quality education in The California State University.

• CFA protects the faculty’s interests in the California Legislature

• CFA advances academic freedom and upholds faculty rights

• CFA delivers financial protections for the faculty

• CFA promotes faculty participation in the governance of The CSU and in CFA

• CFA promotes diversity

• CFA affiliates organizations solidify CFA’s power. CFA is affiliated with the American Association of University Professors, the California Teachers Association, the National Education Association, the California State Employee’s Association, the Service Employees International Union, and the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations.

• CFA offers added economic benefits to its members