Effects of strike to be discussed

The Political Theory Association, a group of government graduate students, will sponsor a discussion with Jeff Lustig, California Faculty Association president for the CSUS campus, Thursday at 3:30 in the University Union Lobby Suite.

The stand off between the CFA and the Chancellor's office are reaching the final stages before a full strike, Lustig said. For several months faculty members at the 23 CSU campuses have been at odds over numerous issues, including contract representation and faculty salaries.

In the normal union course of action, once negotiations have fallen apart a strike Authorization Vote is taken to allow investigation in a possible strike. From that point a union may then move to an eventual strike.

According to Lustig, who is also a government professor at CSUS, a strike authorization vote has taken place at CSUS, and currently faculty members are poised in the final stages to strike.

"The final step we must take is fact-finding. The faculty is in the process of talking to students in order to get their opinion about the proposed strike," said Lustig.