CSU REFORM AND EXECUTIVE SALARIES· CFA PRESIDENT TAIZ CHALLENGES CSU CHANCELLOR TO DEBATE ON EXECUTIVE PERKS
CSU REFORM AND EXECUTIVE SALARIES· CFA PRESIDENT TAIZ CHALLENGES CSU CHANCELLOR TO DEBATE ON EXECUTIVE PERKS
On Tuesday CFA President Lillian Taiz formally challenged California State University Chancellor Charles Reed to a debate over the merits of pay increases and other perks given to CSU executives.The Chancellor and CSU Administration have hired a lobbying firm – paid for with taxpayer dollars – to fight CSU reform legislation Assembly Bill 1413 that would set limits on executive perks and protect taxpayers. The debate would provide taxpayers, lawmakers, the media, students, faculty and the Governor with the opportunity to fully understand the positions of Taiz and Reed on this bill.“What is he so afraid of?” asked Taiz. “The Chancellor is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fight AB 1413, a bill that would curb the sweetheart deals that the CSU Administration has been handing out behind closed doors. The Chancellor is obviously passionate about killing the bill, which would mean that the CSU Administration could continue going about their business as usual – with no limits on perks and no public discussion prior to voting on executive pay.”“Today, I challenge him to a public debate. He can name date, time, and place – and I will be there. Faculty, students and lawmakers are perplexed by the Chancellor’s aggressive fight to kill a bill that would protect taxpayers from wasting money on back-room deals. Let’s get together for a debate so that the public understands why these perks are so important to the Chancellor.”·
ACTION ALERT: FAXES TO GOV. NEEDED ON CSU REFORM LEGISLATION Less than two weeks remain before the governor must decide whether to sign or veto two critical pieces of legislation that would reform the way the CSU Board of Trustees do business.CFA is urging all faculty members, students, staff and supporters to take a moment out of their day and send the governor a message about the importance of signing these bills. “Please join me and the rest of your colleagues in CFA by asking the governor to sign these bills,” said CFA President Lillian Taiz. “AB 1413 and SB 190 are crucial pieces of legislation that will go a long way toward curbing the waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars that currently endanger our great university system.” SEND THE GOVERNOR A MESSAGE NOW!Go to, http://capwiz.com/calfac/state/main/?state=CA and send a fax via the internet asking the governor to sign AB 1413. This takes less than a minute and lets the governor know that the public supports this crucial bill. ∙
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND LAWMAKERS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT CSU REFORM BILLSOn Tuesday students, faculty, and staff from the California State University joined Senator Leland Yee and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino to urge Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign two bills aimed at reforming the governing boards of the systems and ending the executive pay hikes that have recently tarnished the institutions.“The Governor needs to join us in sending a very clear message to the CSU and UC: it is time to end the culture of secrecy and arrogance,” said Yee. “No longer should the students, faculty and staff – the backbone of our public universities – be left to bear the burden, while top execs live high on the hog. As a graduate of both the UC and CSU, I want to make sure our higher education systems succeed by investing in instruction, not creating a get-rich factory for executives. SB 190 will bring much needed sunshine to executive compensation discussions, provide members of the media the democratic access they deserve, and help restore the public’s trust.”“At a time when many legislators and educators want desperately to increase education funding for our public schools and universities, the California State University Board of Trustees is making that effort much more difficult,” said Portantino. “The openness and accountability that most Californians have come to expect from state government is simply not present at one of the nation's most prestigious public universities, as evident by their recent vote to increase executive pay by nearly 12 percent across-the-board. AB 1413 is about shining the light on closed-door decision making and holding the CSU to account for how they choose to spend taxpayer dollars.”Portantino and Yee were joined by CFA statewide leaders as well as representatives from the California Teachers Association (CTA), California State Student Association (CSSA), State Employees International Union (SEIU), California Newspaper Publishers Association, State Employees’ Trades Council, CSU Employees Union (CSUEU), University of California Student Association, UC Faculty Association and Greenlining Institute in calling for the governor to sign the bill.
On Tuesday CFA President Lillian Taiz formally challenged California State University Chancellor Charles Reed to a debate over the merits of pay increases and other perks given to CSU executives.The Chancellor and CSU Administration have hired a lobbying firm – paid for with taxpayer dollars – to fight CSU reform legislation Assembly Bill 1413 that would set limits on executive perks and protect taxpayers. The debate would provide taxpayers, lawmakers, the media, students, faculty and the Governor with the opportunity to fully understand the positions of Taiz and Reed on this bill.“What is he so afraid of?” asked Taiz. “The Chancellor is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fight AB 1413, a bill that would curb the sweetheart deals that the CSU Administration has been handing out behind closed doors. The Chancellor is obviously passionate about killing the bill, which would mean that the CSU Administration could continue going about their business as usual – with no limits on perks and no public discussion prior to voting on executive pay.”“Today, I challenge him to a public debate. He can name date, time, and place – and I will be there. Faculty, students and lawmakers are perplexed by the Chancellor’s aggressive fight to kill a bill that would protect taxpayers from wasting money on back-room deals. Let’s get together for a debate so that the public understands why these perks are so important to the Chancellor.”·
ACTION ALERT: FAXES TO GOV. NEEDED ON CSU REFORM LEGISLATION Less than two weeks remain before the governor must decide whether to sign or veto two critical pieces of legislation that would reform the way the CSU Board of Trustees do business.CFA is urging all faculty members, students, staff and supporters to take a moment out of their day and send the governor a message about the importance of signing these bills. “Please join me and the rest of your colleagues in CFA by asking the governor to sign these bills,” said CFA President Lillian Taiz. “AB 1413 and SB 190 are crucial pieces of legislation that will go a long way toward curbing the waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars that currently endanger our great university system.” SEND THE GOVERNOR A MESSAGE NOW!Go to, http://capwiz.com/calfac/state/main/?state=CA and send a fax via the internet asking the governor to sign AB 1413. This takes less than a minute and lets the governor know that the public supports this crucial bill. ∙
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND LAWMAKERS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT CSU REFORM BILLSOn Tuesday students, faculty, and staff from the California State University joined Senator Leland Yee and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino to urge Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign two bills aimed at reforming the governing boards of the systems and ending the executive pay hikes that have recently tarnished the institutions.“The Governor needs to join us in sending a very clear message to the CSU and UC: it is time to end the culture of secrecy and arrogance,” said Yee. “No longer should the students, faculty and staff – the backbone of our public universities – be left to bear the burden, while top execs live high on the hog. As a graduate of both the UC and CSU, I want to make sure our higher education systems succeed by investing in instruction, not creating a get-rich factory for executives. SB 190 will bring much needed sunshine to executive compensation discussions, provide members of the media the democratic access they deserve, and help restore the public’s trust.”“At a time when many legislators and educators want desperately to increase education funding for our public schools and universities, the California State University Board of Trustees is making that effort much more difficult,” said Portantino. “The openness and accountability that most Californians have come to expect from state government is simply not present at one of the nation's most prestigious public universities, as evident by their recent vote to increase executive pay by nearly 12 percent across-the-board. AB 1413 is about shining the light on closed-door decision making and holding the CSU to account for how they choose to spend taxpayer dollars.”Portantino and Yee were joined by CFA statewide leaders as well as representatives from the California Teachers Association (CTA), California State Student Association (CSSA), State Employees International Union (SEIU), California Newspaper Publishers Association, State Employees’ Trades Council, CSU Employees Union (CSUEU), University of California Student Association, UC Faculty Association and Greenlining Institute in calling for the governor to sign the bill.
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