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Calling All Faculty,
Counselors, Librarians, Counselors, and Coaches!
Pensions &
Benefits Workshop facilitated by
Jonathan Karpf, CFA Lecturer Representative &
CFA Faculty Rights Representative, CSU San
Jose
WHAT: Learn some of the information you need to
know in order to take best advantage of your CalPERS benefits, including:
• How does a lecturer become
a CalPERS member?
• What factors will your
lifetime CalPERS pension be based on, and how to maximize your eventual
pension?
• What does buying back
“service prior to membership” consist of and how to do it?
• Why buy up to 5 years of
additional service credit, when to do it, and how best to pay for it?
• What is “FlexCash”, and
how to get up to an additional $140/month in your paycheck?
• How do you end up with
life-long medical, dental (and soon optical benefits) after retirement?
• How is sick leave
allocated, does it accumulate, and what effect might it have on your eventual
monthly pension amount?
• If you are also in CalSTRS,
how do you use your STRS service credit to maximize your CalPERS pension?
WHEN: Thursday, March 13, 2008, 3:30 – 5:30pm & Friday, March 14,
2008, 1:00pm-3:00pm at the Sierra
Center
HOW: Please RSVP by
emailing cfa.office@csun.edu or call the CFA
office at 677-5919. Free food
and drink provided. Hope to see you
there!
TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW
TO HELP STOP THE CUTS TO THE CSU
Please
complete this list to build a strong Alliance
for the CSU
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1. FILL OUT THE CARD: Turn in your Alliance card TODAY!
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2. POST A SIGN ON CAMPUS: Post an Alliance window sign in a
visible location on
campus (office door, classroom window, bulletin board).
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3. TELL CO-WORKERS: Recruit three colleagues to visit the
Alliance website and complete a support card.
www.allianceforthecsu.org
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4. ATTEND AN EVENT: Attend an Alliance
event on campus. There
will be events all
over the state to show your support — and bring a friend.
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5. TELL FRIENDS: Recruit ten friends and/or family members to
visit
the Alliance website and complete a support card
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6. CONTACT A GROUP: Help the Alliance
get invitations to speak at
clubs, organizations
or religious groups on campus and in the community. You
can arrange an invitation
for someone else to speak, or you can be the speaker.
The Alliance can provide talking points and a
partner to attend with you. Send
the name of the group
you will contact to <info@allianceforthecsu.org>
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7. POST A SIGN IN TOWN: Post an Alliance
window sign in a
visible location in
the community (local businesses, churches, etc.)
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8. WRITE THE EDITOR: Write a letter to the editor and send it to
your local or campus
newspaper. Then email it to <info@allianceforthecsu.org>
to be posted on the Alliance website.
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9. GO ONLINE: Visit the Alliance
website at www.allianceforthecsu.org
to learn more ways you
can help stop the budget cuts.
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10. BE READY! The Alliance
will need phone calls and letters to your
elected officials on
short notice. Success will depend on a quick response from
large numbers of
people.
FOR INFO,
CONTACT <INFO@ALLIANCEFORTHECSU.ORG>
ONLINE AT
<WWW.ALLIANCEFORTHECSU.ORG>
I want
to help!
ADD MY NAME TO THE
“ALLIANCE FOR THE CSU”
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NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
HOME PHONE:
CELL PHONE:
EMAIL:
o The Alliance For The CSU May Use
My Name In Public Documents
o Call Me About How I Can Help:
o Speak To Organizations (Civic,
Church, Service)
o Put Up A Sign (Window, Yard,
Etc.)
o Contact Local & State Leaders
o Send An Email To My Contacts
SIGN UP NOW! Return this card to:
Alliance for the CSU
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1590, Sacramento, CA 95814
I AM
(Check All That Apply):
o CSU Faculty
o CSU Staff
o CSU Student
o CSU Administrator
o CSU Alum
o Parent Of CSU Student
o Community Supporter
o Business Supporter
o Other_______________
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
REFERRED BY:____________
THE CSU IS THE SOLUTION!
IN THE
NEWS . . .
From the California Faculty Association
cfa@calfac.org or http://www.calfac.org
March 11, 2008 • Weekly news digest from CFA
THE STATE BUDGET AND
THE CSU
• Join the ‘Alliance
for the CSU’
• San Marcos
campus meeting a rousing success
• Attend your All-Campus Budget Meeting
• Trustees to discuss budget fight
this week
EQUITY CONFERENCE
• Equity
Conference to focus on budget’s effect on under-served populations
OTHER NEWS
• Court victory in CSUS and CSUN parking case
• East
Bay instructor reinstated
following loyalty oath controversy
* * *
THE STATE BUDGET AND THE CSU
• JOIN THE ALLIANCE
FOR THE CSU
To protect the future of the California
State University,
a coalition of higher education supporters has banded together to create the “Alliance for the CSU.”
The Alliance seeks to educate lawmakers
and the community about the fact that the CSU is the solution to California’s economic
challenges, not the problem.
The Alliance for the CSU includes those who care about the future of the
state and its state university system, among them students, alumni, faculty,
CSU staff, administrators, parents of CSU students, employers, church leaders,
labor union members, and people who depend on and enjoy the many assets the
California State University adds to our communities and cities.
To learn more about the Alliance
and find out how you can get involved, go to: http://www.allianceforthecsu.org/
• SAN MARCOS
CAMPUS BUDGET MEETING A SUCCESS
A standing-room-only crowd greeted San
Marcos campus President Karen Haynes, CFA chapter
President Janet Powell, and other campus union and student leaders at CSUSM’s
Campus-Wide Budget Meeting on Monday.
The more than 300 people who filled the Arts Theater and overflowed into
the lobby partook in a serious discussion of the governor’s proposed budget
cuts. Urging students, staff and faculty to take action for the CSU and to
become a part of the Alliance
for the CSU, Presidents Haynes and Powell described the gravity of the
statewide budget crisis.
Haynes said San Marcos
alone stands to lose $6 million if the governor’s proposed budget is adopted.
She said thousands of potential students – both high school freshmen and
community college transfers -- could be turned away and the economic impact
would radiate out to the communities in north San Diego County.
She called on CSU supporters to reach out to “our community friends and
our supporters in business and commerce” to tell the legislature about the need
to fund the CSU.
Powell drew cheers from the crowd when she said “We can’t just sit by
and let this happen to us without putting up a fight.”
As they left the crowd grabbed up supplies of signs, buttons, sign up
cards, and flyers.
Local news media including CBS Channel 8, Univision 17 and the San Diego
Union-Tribune covered the event. See some of the clips at http://www.calfac.org/inthenews.html
• ATTEND YOUR ALL-CAMPUS MEETING
CFA is working with campus leaders on all 23 campuses to bring together
students, faculty, staff and administrators for All-Campus Budget Fight Back
Meetings.
The goal: to stop the governor’s proposed budget cuts of more than $386
million to the CSU system. The organization: the new Alliance for the CSU to advocate for proper
funding for the system.
We strongly urge you to attend!
The following meetings are scheduled. More will be added in the coming
weeks:
March 13: Fresno
State, 11 am, Satellite
Student Union
March 13: CSU East Bay,
12-1 pm, Business &
Technology Center,
Room 124
March 13: CSU San Bernardino, 10-12, Santos Manuel
Student Union
Events Center
March 13: CSU
Monterey Bay,
12-1 pm, World Theater
March 13, CSU Northridge, 12-1 pm, Grand Salon, University Student Union
March 17: San Francisco
State, 12-1:30 pm, McKenna
Theater
March 18: Sacramento
State, 12-1 pm,
University Theater
March 19: Cal.
Maritime Academy, 11:50 am-12:30, Rizza Aud.
March 19: CSU Stanislaus, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, MSR 130
March 20: Sonoma
State, 12-1:30 pm, Person
Theater
March 20: San Diego
State, 12-1 pm, Scripps
Cottage
March 24: Humboldt State, 12-1 pm, University Center’s
Kate Buchanan Room
March 25, CSU Fullerton,
11 am-12:30 pm, Titan Student Union
April 2: Jose
State, Student Union
Ballroom, time to be announced
April 8, Pomona,
12-1 pm, Student Speech Area (“The Pancake”)
April 8: All Campus meeting, CSU Chico, 10:30 am, Selvester’s
All-Campus Budget Fight Back Meetings have already been held at CSU Dominguez Hills, Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo and San Marcos.
Dates for other campuses to be announced soon.
Please contact your campus CFA Chapter for more information and watch
for the All-Campus Meeting coming up on your campus and plan to attend.
• BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DISCUSS BUDGET FIGHT
The CSU Board of Trustees will convene in Long Beach this week. The work underway to
preserve CSU funding in the next state budget is expected to be the main point
of conversation.
