Teamsters 2010 Fighting for Fairness, Funding, and Respect
Sisters and Brothers,
As union members, we know that contracts, public education, and worker protections are only as strong as the commitment behind them. This legislative season, Teamsters Local 2010 is taking our fight beyond the bargaining table and directly into the political and legislative arena to protect workers, students, and public services across California.
From supporting AB 1818 to stop CSU from breaking negotiated agreements, to advocating for full funding of higher education and stable investments in K-12 schools, our union is standing united to demand accountability, fairness, and respect for working people.
At a time when institutions continue to ask workers to sacrifice while executives receive increases and public systems face chronic underfunding, Teamsters 2010 is making our voice heard loud and clear: promises made to workers must be honored, and public education must be fully funded.
On May 27, 2026, over 120 Teamsters representing the CSU, UC, and LAUSD headed to Sacramento to engage in legislative action to lobby and advocate for sustainable funding. This is desperately needed to meet our commitments to our staff and the students we serve. We urged the Legislature to work with the Governor to provide more stable, adequate, and predictable increased funding for public education to help public education thrive in California. The following were our talking points for advocacy.
AB 1818: STOP CSU’S BROKEN PROMISES TO WORKERS
Current law allows the California State University system (CSU) to unilaterally cancel contracts and reopen bargaining agreements with workers — even after agreements have already been negotiated in good faith.
Last year, CSU exercised this authority by reopening bargaining on Teamsters Local 2010 members’ negotiated 2025 raises, while simultaneously increasing executive compensation by 5% to 17%.
AB 1818 restores fairness, accountability, and balance to the bargaining process.
Under AB 1818:
- CSU could no longer arbitrarily reopen agreements on its own.
- A neutral third-party expert — the California Department of Finance — would be required to provide written verification of a legitimate budget shortfall before bargaining could be reopened.
- Workers and management would operate under a more transparent and balanced process that respects negotiated agreements.
Collective bargaining agreements must mean something. Workers deserve stability, predictability, and good-faith commitments from public institutions.
FULLY FUND THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
We support the Governor’s May Revise proposal to continue fully funding the UC and CSU Compact in its fifth year.
We thank the Legislature for pushing back against harmful cuts to higher education and for recognizing the importance of providing adequate funding so universities can honor their collective bargaining agreements and support students and workers alike.
However, significant concerns remain.
UC Deferred Maintenance Crisis
The UC system now faces more than $8 billion in deferred maintenance needs across campuses.
Without meaningful investment:
- Campus infrastructure continues to deteriorate
- Safety concerns increase
- Critical repairs are delayed
- Working and learning conditions suffer
We also urge the Legislature to modernize the outdated contracting threshold at the University of California. The current $50,000 limit — established in the 1970s — no longer reflects today’s economic realities or inflationary costs.
K-12 STUDENTS NEED STABLE, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
Los Angeles Unified School District requires ongoing and predictable funding to meet its commitments to students, educators, and school employees.
We urge the Legislature and Governor to work together to ensure long-term investments in California public education.
That includes:
- Rejecting the proposal to withhold $3.9 billion in Proposition 98 funding owed to public schools
- Supporting the proposed 4.31% “Super COLA”
- Providing resources to offset the cost of expanded pregnancy leave protections of up to fourteen weeks
- Increasing the Discretionary Block Grant to $5 billion
- Increasing special education base rates
- Providing $1 billion in ongoing funding for Community Schools
Stable funding is essential to protecting educational quality, supporting working families, and ensuring students receive the services and support they deserve. As AALA/Teamsters, our fight and advocacy will continue in coalition with our labor partners, LAUSD Government Relations, Acting Superintendent Chait, and Board members.
We are united on the same cause, to demand for an educational budget that is sufficient, consistent, and steady so that we serve our diverse student population with intentional programs and staffing needs. LAUSD is not a one size fits all district. Together, through solidarity, advocacy, and coalition building, we continue to move forward with strength and purpose.
