California Faculty Association (the "CFA") was established to strengthen the cause of higher education for the public good; to promote and maintain the standards and ideals of the profession; to provide a democratic voice for academic employees; to provide legislative advocacy; to maintain collective bargaining agreements covering salaries, working conditions, and other items and conditions of employment; to obtain explicit guarantees of academic freedom, tenure, and academic due process; to create orderly and clear procedures from prompt consideration of problems and grievances; to promote and protect the professional and economic interests of CFA and all bargaining unit members; and to promote unity among academic employees and thereby enhance the effectiveness of the CFA in representing its members.