CFA to Support Teamsters Strike Beginning February 17

Last month, our union siblings at Teamsters Local 2010 voted 94% YES to authorize a strike. In three weeks, they will be going on an Unfair Labor Practice strike from February 17 – 20, 2026. Sign the pledge card here to show your solidarity!

Teamsters won salary steps in their last contract negotiations but Chancellor García has refused to honor their win since then. Instead, she and CSU management have thus far only offered them a one-time compensation, like with CFA. Comprised of CSU’s skilled trade workers (e.g., electricians, plumbers, carpenters, HVAC technicians, mechanics, etc.), Teamsters members are at the heart of keeping our campuses operational so that faculty and staff can serve our students. We must do everything in our power to help them hold the picket line when they are on strike.

Our significant contract wins in 2024 were only possible because of the solidarity shown by Teamsters members during our 2023 and 2024 strikes. They arrived on campuses as early as 5 a.m. to hold down our picket lines. They organized other non-CSU union members to halt construction projects and delivery services to shut down CSU operations. They marched for hours during stormy weather alongside faculty members to ensure we were taken care of, and they stayed behind in the evenings to help clean our strike sites afterward. They held strong on our picket line and kept our campuses empty.

CFA members cannot legally go on strike with Teamsters, but we can show up in solidarity with them. When we do so, we strengthen collective power across our unions and send a clear message that an injury to one is an injury to all. Together, we can hone our skills and tactics around job actions and continue to build union solidarity in the process.

We strongly encourage our members to honor their picket line and join them if you are able, even for a short time. To know that our instructional faculty, librarians, counselors, and coaches are there to support them in their effort to keep our workplaces safe and well-maintained can do a lot to help boost their morale.

“It is angering and baffling that CSU management is denying the Teamsters the salary steps they demanded, won, and are owed. Our 22-campus system and educational mission would fall apart without the Teamsters! CFA supports this strike because we value the Teamsters’ work, and we also face the same union-busting CSU management. The Teamsters, CFA, and all of our union siblings are stronger together when we unite. Their fight is our fight,” said Preeti Sharma, CFA Associate Vice President, Racial & Social Justice, South, and CSU Long Beach professor.

We will continue to update you as we draw nearer to their strike. In the meantime, remember to sign the pledge card here and show your support. We also encourage you to get in touch with your CFA chapter president or field representative if you have questions or would like to find ways to support Teamsters members.