Update for Teamsters Skilled Trades Bargaining on Wednesday, July 8, Tuesday, July 14, and Thursday, July 23.
(Next Bargaining Team negotiations targeted for second week of August. Dates will be scheduled soon.)
Special Note: Package Proposals are often exchanged near the conclusion of collective bargaining because each party has a clearer understanding of the other’s priorities. This enables the Union and employer to bundle wages, benefits, working conditions, and other issues into a comprehensive settlement that reflects compromise, resolves outstanding concerns, and increases the likelihood of reaching a ratifiable agreement. This form of exchanging package proposals also adds a layer of protection in bargaining for Teamsters so that key priorities can be maintained and not be diminished by single contract Article negotiations near the end of bargaining.
(1A) Bargaining Meeting on Wednesday, July 8:
Teamsters delivered Package Proposal #1
UCSD delivered their Package Proposal #1
(1B) Bargaining Meeting on Tuesday, July 14:
On Tuesday, July 14, the Teamsters Bargaining Team did not meet with management. The Team spent the day in caucus session reviewing and writing contract proposals.
(1C) Bargaining Meeting on Thursday, July 23:
Teamsters delivered Package Proposal #2
(1 hour Bargaining Session)
(2) Tentative Agreements
Agreed on Wednesday, July 8, 2026:
- Article 3 – Definitions (Current Contract Language. No Changes)
- Article 29 Medical Separation (Current Contract Language. No Changes)
- Article 30 Work-Incurred Injury or Illness (Current Contract Language. No Changes)
- Article 34 Union Access and Rights (Current Contract Language. No Changes)
(3) Articles Proposed between Teamsters and UCSD on Wednesday July 8, 2026
Teamsters delivered Package Proposal #1. Items bolded in BLACK are Articles where Teamsters made a change from their last proposal on that Article.
- Article 2 – Out of Classification Assignment/Classification Review – CCL
- Teamsters returned to current contract language that says an employee who has been assigned to work in a higher classification shall be paid at the higher classification rate after 15-days.
- Article 3 – Definitions – CCL
- Article 8 – Hours of Work – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 6/23/26
- Article 9 – Overtime – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 7/8/26
- Teamsters maintained the proposal of additional language to have sick leave counts towards over-time calculation. Teamsters proposed that Watch Standers can accumulate 120-hours of CTO.
- Article 12 – Holidays – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 6/23/26
- Article 16 – Leaves of Absence – Teamsters proposal #1, dated 6/9/26
- Article 25 – Protective Clothing – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 6/9/26
- Article 29 – Medical Separation – CCL
- Article 30 – Work Incurred Injury or Illness – CCL
- No change by Teamsters or UCSD. Current contract language in this Article is consistent with State and Federal Labor Laws.
- Article 34 – Union Access and Rights – CCL
- Article 38 – No Strike/No Lockouts – CCL
- No Change by Teamsters or UCSD. Current contract language is consistent with other Teamsters 2010 University of California Contracts.
- Article 40 – Insurance and Retirement Benefits – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 5/6/26
- Article 41 – Shift Differential – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 6/9/26
- Article 43 – Wages and Pay Differential – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 7/8/26
- No Change to Teamsters proposal for 9% wage increase for 5-years. No change to $3,000 lump sum at ratification. No change to equity increases for System Operators or Irrigation Mechanics. Teamsters returned to Specialty Pay current contract language with additional language outlining the procedure to request it.
- Article 45 – Duration – Teamsters proposal #1, dated 7/8/26
- Teamsters proposed new contract effective starting date and ending date. Dates subject to change depending on the conclusion of bargaining.
UCSD delivered their Package Proposal #1. Items bolded in BLACK are Articles where UCSD made a change from their last proposal on that Article.
- Article 2 — CCL
- Article 8 Hours of Work– July 8, 2026
- UCSD accepted Teamster last contract changes to this Article. Teamsters Proposal #3 dated 6/23/26
- Article 9 Overtime – stay on most recent proposal (April 16, 2026)
- Article 12 Holidays – stay on most recent proposal (October 23, 2025)
- Article 16 Leaves of Absence – stay on most recent proposal (January 23, 2026)
- Article 25 Protective Clothing – stay on most recent proposal (June 9, 2026)
- Article 38 No Strike/No Lockouts – CCL
- Article 41 Shift Differential – stay on most recent proposal (April 14, 2026)
- Article 43 Wages and Pay Differential – July 8, 2026
- UCSD proposed a 4% wage increase for each year 4% 2026, 4% 2027, 4% 2028, and 4% 2029. UCSD did not include a ratification lump sum in their proposal. UCSD did not include an equity increase for System Operators or Irrigation Mechanics in their proposal. UCSD did returned to current contract language for Specialty Pay in this proposal.
Wednesday July 23, 2026 (1-hour Bargaining Session)
Teamsters delivered Package Proposal #2. Items bolded in BLACK are Articles where Teamsters made a change from their last proposal on that Article.
- Article 2 – Out of Classification Assignment/Classification Review – CCL
- Article 8 – Hours of Work – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 6/23/26
- Article 9 – Overtime – Teamsters proposal #4, dated 7/23/26
- Teamsters maintained the proposal of additional language to have sick leave counts towards over-time calculation. Teamsters proposed that Watch Standers can accumulate 80-hours of CTO.
- Article 12 – Holidays – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 6/23/26
- Article 16 – Leaves of Absence – Teamsters proposal #1, dated 6/9/26
- Article 25 – Protective Clothing – UCSD Proposal 6/9/26
- Teamsters and UCSD agree to at least a $225 per year safety shoe allowance. Currently the average safety shoe allowance is $175.
- Article 38 – No Strike/No Lockouts – CCL
- Article 40 – Insurance and Retirement Benefits – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 5/6/26
- Article 41 – Shift Differential – Teamsters proposal #2, dated 6/9/26
- Article 43 – Wages and Pay Differential – Teamsters proposal #3, dated 7/8/26
- Article 45 – Duration – Teamsters proposal #1, dated 7/8/26
(4) SPECIAL NOTE: All (TA) Tentative Agreements made between UCSD Management, and your Bargaining Team must be ratified by a majority vote of Teamsters K6-Unit Skilled Trades members during the Ratification Vote at the conclusion of bargaining.
UCSD Health
LEE FERNANDES, (619) 961-7749, l1fernandes@ucsd.edu
HERMAN RICKS, (619) 787-3915, hricks@ucsd.edu
UCSD Campus
ASHTON IVEY, (858) 226-1606, aivey@ucsd.edu
JARROD REMERS, (858) 260-0632, jremers@ucsd.edu
TIMOTHY “TR” MCNULTY, (619) 490-0796, tmcnulty@ucsd.edu
JORDAN VALDEZ, (858) 275-0904, jov025@ucsd.edu
