The California Faculty Association and Teamsters will rally for a fair contract at the California State University Board of Trustees’ Nov. 7 meeting at 6:30 a.m.
The Teamsters is a union for various workers — including sanitation workers — and they have been in contract negotiations with CSU management as well.
Ralliers will be handing out leaflets and “shouting chants that reflect our struggle and solidarity,” according to the CFA.
The meeting will be held in Long Beach from Nov. 7-8. At the Nov. 7 meeting, the board will be discussing various docket items, including the ratification of tentative agreements with the:
- State University Police Association, or Bargaining Agreement Unit 8
- United Auto Workers, or Bargaining Agreement Unit 11
- California State University Employees Union, or Bargaining Agreement Units 2, 5, 7 and 9
- Academic Professionals of America, or Bargaining Agreement Unit 4
- International Union of Operating Engineers, or Bargaining Agreement Unit 10
They will also be discussing the adoption of proposals for a “successor collective bargaining agreement” with the CFA.
The CFA submitted its intent to begin successor collective bargaining agreement negotiations on Oct. 23.
To read the entire CSU Board of Trustees’ November agenda, go here.
Multiple representatives will speak at the Long Beach rally, including:
- CFA President Charles Toombs
- CFA Vice President Margarita Berta-Ávila
- Teamsters Local 2010 division Secretary-Treasurer Jason Rabinowitz
- California Labor Federation Chief Officer Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher
“Our faculty, staff, and students understand what is at stake within the CSU system,” the CFA said. “Our proposals address systemic inequities and ever-increasing workload demands. What we have asked for is more than reasonable, achievable, and necessary in ensuring a quality education for our students.”
The CFA voted with a 95% majority to strike if a contract deal is not made with CSU management. The Teamsters voted with a 94% majority to do the same and will strike on Nov. 14.
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