It was voted on Feb. 9 by the California Faculty Association’s (CFA) Board of Directors on the potential strike dates for all 23 California State University (CSU) campuses if a consensus about the proposed five percent General Salary Increase (GSI) and a 2.65 percent Service Salary Increase (SSI) for all CSU faculty cannot be met.
The potential strike dates are set for April 13-15 and April 18-19 of this year, with California State University, Stanislaus (Stan State), planning to participate.
Currently, the CSU is offering faculty a two percent GSI with no SSI, which is the same offer from the 2015-2016 year that CFA rejected in 2014.
The GSI is a salary increase distributed to all faculty members within their classified salary range. The SSI is a salary increase available to faculty who are eligible.
In a letter addressed to members of the Campus Community sent out on Feb. 29, President Sheley gave information on the actions Stan State is to take should a strike occur.
“I want to assure you that if a strike occurs, our campus and all CSU campuses will remain open to all,” Sheley said in the letter. 
Sheley made it clear that the university’s primary goal is to ensure a safe environment, with the help of the university police, while respecting the faculty’s right to strike and to participate in strike-related activity.
In the event of a strike, some classes may be canceled, but many will likely be held. Sheley advised students to check with their instructors about individual class schedules.
“The strike should not interfere with students being able to complete their semester courses and graduate on time,” Sheley said.
The CFA Bargaining Team and the Chancellor’s representatives are in the process of the report-writing phase. 
Once the report is issued, a blackout period of ten days will follow. If still no agreement is reached, the statutory negotiating process will end and the faculty will have the right to legally strike.
“While we remain hopeful regarding bargaining outcomes, our campus leadership team and many others throughout the university consider it important to plan for the possibility of a strike,” Sheley said.
For updates on the potential CFA strike, click here.