Statewide Skilled Trade Workers Strike Prompts Cal State Shift on Withheld Raises

CSU Skilled Trade Workers Launch Systemwide Strike Over Violated Contract

Skilled trade workers at Sonoma State University joined employees across the California State University (CSU) system in a statewide four-day strike from Feb. 17 through Feb. 20, protesting what the Teamsters Local 2010 claimed were unfair labor practices and a previously negotiated pay increase that was not implemented.  Despite heavy rain and strong winds, picketers and supporters gathered outside campus entrances, drawing attention from stude…

Statewide skilled trade workers strike prompts Cal State shift on withheld raises

A four-day strike by skilled trade workers across the California State University system prompted CSU leadership to signal a commitment to honor contractual raises. The statement came during a hearing last month with the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance. “We’ll provide all our world class faculty and staff with much deserved compensation […] The post Statewide skilled trade workers strike prompts Cal State shift on withhel…