The California legislature recently approved Senate Bill 410, requiring Cal State University or CSU to implement a nine-step, merit-based salary system for its non-faculty staff employees.
"I would like to see them get paid more, but I also don’t want to see programs get cut at the same time," said Miguel Nives, a San Jose State University Film student.
"A recent independent study’s recommendations align with CSU’s core values but SB 410 imposes a significant cost to the university without a funding source..." – Toni Molle, Cal State Univ. Office of the Chancellor "SB 410 is not the answer. It’s an unfunded mandate and we’re going to have to go to these Presidents and say, cut $287 million out of your budget to make 410 work. That is insanity," Mc Grory said. Possible anti-Asian hate crime reported by UC Berkeley police