We need Governor Newsom and the state Legislature to fund salary structure reform at the CSU and ask that the state increase the University budget by $287 million. We assk that you take swift action and contact your legislators today to urge that the state fund our future.
Salary Study Review Town Halls This Week
Salary Study Review Town Halls This Week
The Positive Affects Unions Have on the Economy
Labor unions have existed since the 1700s, with their origins dating as far back as the Industrial Revolution. They were created as a result of tailors protesting their decreased wages. Workplace regulations have been greatly influenced by union efforts. Overall, the effects unions have on the economy are positive.
CSU Employee Minimum Wage Regulations
Here is an explanation of how the minimum wage effects an employee’s exempt or non-exempt status under the FLSA. Effective January 1, 2020, the Department of Labor issued regulations affecting the salary tests used to determine an employee’s exempt status under the FLSA. Under the updated regulations an employee, irrespective of time base, must earn more than two-times the Federal minimum wage.
Union Representation and Influence in CA Public Higher Education
In California, union representation in the public higher education system makes up the 8th highest percentage of union members in the United States. Though there is no state requirement to be a union member, the benefits in both representation and influence in the public education sector are invaluable in protecting the worker’s rights
The White House Workers Task Force And How It Affects Unions
The mission of the White House Task Force is to effectively mobilize federal government policies, programs, and practices to equip and enable workers in organization and bargaining power with their employers.
How the CSU Board of Trustees Affects APC
The CSU Board of Trustees is responsible for the oversight of the California State University.
Famous Union Strikes
Throughout US history, union strikes were implemented to improve unfair and unsafe working conditions, resolve labor and wage disparities, and secure workplace protections for the worker. Here are a few famous strikes that effectively changed the workplace.
How Do Public Unions Work?
For workers, joining a public-sector union is one of the best decisions they can make. Many of the benefits afforded to the workforce are not available anywhere else. The first benefit is a right to negotiate on any potential new workplace policies or laws that could affect them as a whole.
APC Leadership Labor Day Message
If it were not for the union movement and what unions stand for, our workforce would look very different today. APC, as well as other unions, are built on the foundation of those that came before us.