California State University (CSU) students who work on-campus jobs under the student assistant classification have voted to join the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU). With nearly 20,000 student assistants employed by the CSU, the new unit will be one of the nation's largest represented groups of predominantly undergraduate student workers.
The CSU will begin bargaining with CSUEU’s student assistant unit in the near future. Until a final agreement is reached, the student assistant classification will maintain current standards and requirements.
The following statement can be attributed to CSU Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Leora Freedman:
“The CSU has a long history of providing on-campus jobs to students through student assistant positions, which give our students the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while they pursue their degrees. The CSU respects the decision of student assistants to form a union and looks forward to bargaining in good faith with the newly formed CSUEU student assistant unit."
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