Editorial: Start the talks again now

For the last three months talks between the California Faculty Association and the California State University system have been at an impasse.

The union, which represents CSUS professors, has made several major concessions in an effort to get talks back on track, but with no success.

The Chancellor's office seems to have little interest in reviving them and appears to want to try and drag the negotiations on in hopes of wearing the CFA down and thus gaining some concessions.

Last week, the CSUS Faculty Senate voted to support the efforts of the CFA. Today's ASI agenda has an item asking the ASI board to voice their support for the CFA in their negotiations.

The State Hornet fully endorses the efforts of the CFA to secure an equitable contract for the faculty of all the CSU campuses.

Money seems to be no problem when in comes to granting raises to the presidents of the system. After all, our own president received more than $20,000 in salary increases this year, last year and is schedule to receive another next year.

It seems to us that Chancellor Reed is borrowing a page from our fearless governor in denying fair raises, salaries and working conditions to the people who are actually doing the day- to- day work at the 23 CSU campuses.

The negotiations must begin again and immediately. This impasse helps no one. Not the administration. Not the staff. Not the faculty. And especially not the students.