CSUEU Chapter 308 - Stanislaus State

Know your rights ✊ HEERA is the Higher Education Employer-Employee Rights Act. HEERA is California State law and it governs labor relations, collective bargaining, and union representation for public higher education systems.

HEERA protects higher education employees' right to form, join, and participate in labor unions, and to bargain collectively over wages, hours and working conditions.

It also protects employees from illegal retaliation, discrimination or coercion. Your supervisor or unit director cannot question you about your engagement with union activities or prevent you from participating in union events or discriminate against you because you participate.

Allan works in the office at the University Health Center and supports students every day by providing administrative support and ensuring students have access to healthcare and wellness services. In just 28 working days, makes Allan's entire annual salary.

Workers like Allan deserve regular salary steps, so they can plan for their future. Before salary steps, CSU employees would stagnate, sometimes not seeing raises for years. With fully funded steps, CSU employees would finally see their value and service reflected in their pay.

Do better, at CSU and . Employees create the culture for students. It's time to fairly compensate workers.

Sonya works in Enrollment Services, providing critical front-line support to admitted students, yet in just 28 days the makes her entire annual income.

CSU leadership has consistently said there just isn't ongoing funding for salary steps, yet the President's office is hiring two, MPP positions at 200k a pop. Executives get bonuses and promotions while hard working staff get outpaced.

30 YEARS vs. 60 DAYS. Let that sink in. 🤯⏱️

​Meet April. She works in Safety and Risk and has dedicated 30 years of her life to .

​But it takes the University President just 60 days to make April’s entire annual salary.

​​Whether you’re new to campus or here for a whole career, union-represented staff are vastly outpaced by executive salaries.

​CSU claims they don't have the money to fund our salary steps, but the President's cabinet takes home $2.8 million a year and are adding executive positions while threatening layoffs and making cuts across campus.

​It’s not a budget issue. It’s a priority issue.