STRIKE

As of April 3 the strike was officially over, for students this was a disappointment for they were looking forward to not having classes for a couple days. In mid-March, the 11,000-member California Faculty Association voted to authorize a strike,with two-day walkouts rolling from campus to campus.This strike would of been on of the biggest strikes ever. For San Jose state faculty the biggest issue was the salary, since the cost of living here is much more. They came to an agreement all faculty are guaranteed a 20.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment in their salaries during the course of the four-year contract. Also a $28 million will be provided in the form of merit and equity increases that will provide raises for senior faculty who have reached the top of the pay scale, as well as boost junior faculty compensation. I'm glad to know after treading this article that our tuition shouldn't go up just because employees are getting paid more. That there is enough liquidity in our system for them to get paid their money. Although i was looking forward to the strike it wouldn't of really benefited the students that much because missing those classes would of taken away from other things, which we are close to end of the semester.

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