SSU staff begin their weeklong strike Monday morning. Three dozen faculty members stood with ponchos and picket signs outside Sonoma State University's grassy campus Monday morning on Day One of a planned weeklong strike, the first since the campus opened 63 years ago. The goal of the historic work stoppage was clear: “Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions.” The message was chanted by strike organizers and written on picket signs. The educators and a handful of students joined the systemwide walkout across California State University campuses due to stalled negotiations with the management of the 23-member CSU System. (video by Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat) Read the story: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ssu-faculty-participate-in-historic-weeklong-csu-wide-faculty-strike/ Subscribe to our channel: https://pdne.ws/youtube Support local journalism: https://pdne.ws/subscribe Sign up for our newsletters: https://pdne.ws/newsletters More from The Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/ ---------- Follow us: Twitter ▶ https://twitter.com/northbaynews Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/pressdemo Facebook ▶ https://www.facebook.com/pressdemocrat TikTok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@pressdemo ---------- The Press Democrat delivers breaking local news, information, sports, entertainment, shopping, dining, weather and more for residents of Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties as well as real-time news from the Bay Area, the state, the nation and the world.