CSU Trade Workers Union Votes to Strike Statewide

"CSU is steering itself into a completely avoidable battle with the Teamsters Union. Our members will not stand by while the University commits unfair practices, misuses state funds, breaks its promises, and enriches executives at the expense of the workers who keep its campuses running. CSU's greed, dishonesty and disrespect for its workforce are indefensible. This vote makes clear that we are ready to strike if CSU continues to rip us off while lining their own pockets."

"The result of the strike authorization vote is disappointing, as the current labor agreement, negotiated and ratified through the collaborative collective bargaining process, contained clear contingency provisions language that tied certain salary increases to the receipt of new, unallocated, ongoing state funding. Those contingencies were not met, leading to the current reopener negotiations on salary terms. We believe the time and resources of all parties would be more productively devoted to the bargaining table, where meaningful progress can be made, rather than towa"

Teamsters Local 2010 represents 1,100 skilled trade employees across the California State University system and voted to authorize a strike at all 22 campuses. CSU declined to pay contractually guaranteed five percent raises and salary step increases in July, prompting multiple unfair labor practice complaints from the union. Members are not striking yet but are prepared to do so if raises are not paid and alleged contractual violations continue. Union leaders accuse CSU of misusing state funds, breaking promises, and enriching executives while workers remain unpaid. CSU calls the vote procedural, cites unmet funding contingencies, and urges renewed bargaining.

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