. >> a california state university faculty union is planning a one-day strike at two csu campuses to protest the administration's decision to withhold negotiated pay raises. one bay area campus will be targeted by this strike. the california faculty associate says that all staff members will strike on november 17th at the csu east bay campus. the union decided to hold the strikes after the chancellor decided not to bay any of the salary increases negotiated for two of the last three academic years. the two sides are currently in talks for a new contract. well, still ahead tonight at 6:00 leading the way, our education nation series continues with a will be at how students are being trained to work in silicon valley before they even leave high school. >> i'm scott budman in what has become a rarity in america these days, an actual manufacturing facility. coming up, we'll show you how what's made in this building will both save lives and create new jobs. >> and traffic backs up at a bay area gas station, but nobody seemed to mind. we'll explain the free giveaway. >> sounds good. good ev

was a ruling by the supreme court but said its private universities did not want to recognize faculty unions, they did not after. yeshiva university. the case said that faculty was like management, so they need not be recognized as a unit. public university campuses, unionization is one of the fastest-growing areas of organized labor right now in the country. you have a situation where the unions have recognized the manufacturing base is shrinking and the private union base is shrinking. so public-sector white-collar jobs are where the growth will happen. you saw some of this. people were little surprise during the fight about wisconsin a few months ago, to hear that there actually were unions of professors at the university of wisconsin. unions are generally something we think of asking for people who are in jobs where they can really be exploited, where maybe people are not as educated. and yet it is really growing in higher education. so that is one big difference. i think you are seeing the effects of that. unions at the bargaining table will mean less distinctions in terms of merit pay.

faculty are like management. they need not be recognized as a union. public university campuses, public unionization is one of the fastest-growing areas of organized labor in the country. you have a situation where the unions are recognized the manufacturing base is shrinking and the private union base is shrinking. public-sector white collar jobs are where the growth is point to happen. you saw some of this. people were surprised during the fight about wisconsin a few months ago to hear if there were -- to hear that there were yunnan's of professors at the university of wisconsin. we usually think of unions for people in jobs where they can be exploited, where maybe people are not as educated. yet it is really growing in higher education. that is one big difference. i think you are seeing the effect of that. unions at the bargaining table will mean less distinctions in terms of merit pay. paul will be based on your level of seniority. -- pay will be based on your level of seniority. a lot of professors would say they have been a force for mediocrity.

. >> the california state university faculty union is calling for a one day strike at two different campuses to protest the administration's decision to withhold negotiated pay raises. the strike is tentatively planned for november 17th at the east bay and dominguez hills campuses. faculty members also plans a fit at all 23 california state campuses on november 8th or ninth. csu officials say the university is facing a financial crisis and the raises would be inappropriate. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a live look outside. >> let's talk about the weather. here is a look at the bay bridge. a beautiful looking sky up above. some people are dealing with coastal fog this morning and cooler temperatures. for most of the bay area we are seeing fairly clear condition. this afternoon another sunny and warm day with temperatures inland getting into the low 90s. a few degrees cooler than yesterday. the recall that will be felt today along the coast and immediate bay. this evening the coastal fog will come back in. this is what the satellite view shows right now. you c

. >>> the union for faculty members at cal state campuses plan -- [no audio] the association says thenovember 17 one day walk out will also include another campus, dominguez hills. they plan picketing at all campuses on nevada 8 and 9. the -- on november 8 and 9. . >>> a disability rights group filed a lawsuit against california by saying it didn't fund services for people with disabilities. it brought protests over the past year. they say the state is exposed those with disabilities to health and safety risks. the lawsuit says the state frozen reimbursements since 2003. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00, we will have the details of another lawsuit over budget cuts, this one by california schools. >>> ron paul wants a debate on a bill meant to improve pipeline safety and it comes in the aftermath of the san bruno pipeline explosion. harry reid says the billed with pass on a voice vote with bipartisan report but ron paul says it should be debated and it would not have to take more than a afternoon. >>> president obama voiced his support for immigration reform. the president said

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elementary schools have agreed to take on the extra time but the chicago teachers union is accusing district officials of bribing facultyembers of those schools. >>> the united states postal service warns it may be forced to shut down this winter. "the new york times" reporting the agency is struggling to pay its bills and says it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment which is due this month. the postal service is calling on congress to step in and help straighten out the finances. >>> seems to be all about tea this labor day weekend. mitt romney cozying up to the tea party crowd in new hampshire yesterday before heading to south carolina today for tea party kingmaker jim demint's presidential forum. cnn political director paul steinhauser joining us live from columbia, south carolina, this morning. jim demint is turning out to be the republican kingmaker here, isn't he? >> in a way he is. remember he is very influential and he's got a lot of support among tea party activists. thinking about running for president himself, decided not to do it. he was extremely influential in the republican primaries and midter