After 10 months of intense negotiation with the UC, CX Teamsters have won our strongest-ever Tentative Agreement! Our new agreement delivers powerful wins for CX members, including an average 37% compounded raise over five years, ratification and longevity lump sums, an additional paid personal day per year, and more. This agreement locks in historic wage increases for Teamsters workers while also protecting members from spiking healthcare premiums and parking costs. Our CX Bargaining Team is proud to UNANIMOUSLY recommend a YES vote on this agreement!
What we’ve won:
Wages:
- 37% total average compounded raise over five years, including annual guaranteed across-the-board raises and guaranteed annual step increases averaging 2.2% for non-probationary, career employees—not based on merit or performance!
- 5% ATB + one avg. 2.2% step, effective July 1, 2026
- 4% ATB + one avg. 2.2% step, effective July 1, 2027
- 4% ATB + one avg. 2.2% step, effective July 1, 2028
- 4% ATB + one avg. 2.2% step, effective July 1, 2029
- 4% ATB + one avg. 2.2% step, effective July 1, 2030
- $1,500 ratification lump sum bonus for all non-probationary, career CX employees—pro-rated for part-time employees.
- “Me Too” language guaranteeing that if non-represented staff get an annual increase greater than CX workers in 2029 or 2030, our across-the-board raise will be increased to match!
- A $25 per hour minimum wage for all CX workers, retroactive to April 1, 2026!
- All wage and step lump sums will now be pension eligible for workers at or above their top step!
LBNL employees will receive a 31.3% raise over five years, plus a $2,000 ratification lump sum bonus. Public Safety Dispatchers will receive the negotiated annual raises—step increases will continue by anniversary date per the existing side agreement.
Benefits:
- Strengthened healthcare cost caps and secured a new monthly subsidy for Kaiser and Health Net Blue and Gold health plans for all pay bands!
Other Pay:
- An additional personal holiday for all employees.
- Promoted employees are guaranteed a two-step raise on promotion.
- Shift differential rates increased for campus employees and expanded to all titles statewide who work an established shift.
- $1,000 longevity lump sum for career employees who have or reach 20 years of full-time University service during the term of the agreement.
- Maintained annual parking rate caps based on work location.
And more!
- Our new Workforce Technology article protects our jobs and professional judgment from emerging technologies at work, including artificial intelligence!
- Three additional days of bereavement leave per year.
- Shift bidding will now be based on seniority.
- Maintained protections on hybrid work, equity adjustments, and contracting out!
Learn more at our CX Tentative Agreement Town Halls!
All members are invited to learn more about our agreement, what’s in it, and the ratification process at our Tentative Agreement Town Halls. Both meetings will cover the same agenda: join us at whichever is most convenient to you!
Tentative Agreement Town Halls
Monday, June 22
12:00 PM and 6:00 PM
On Zoom – check your email for the link to register!
Only members will be able to vote to ratify our Tentative Agreement. If you’re not already a member of Local 2010, become one today! This agreement was only possible due to the power and solidarity of our Union membership. Help us lock in our guaranteed raises and strengthen our Union for every fight to come: sign your membership form today!
In Solidarity,
Our CX Teamsters Bargaining Team
Deborah Reed, LBNL
Tiffany Amber Rodriguez, UC Berkeley / UCOP
Kat Lambert, UC Davis/ANR
Dianna Sahhar, UC Irvine
Jennifer Carrero, UC Merced
Bernardette Williams, UCSF
Maia Bailey, UCSF
Marina Jurich, UCSD Campus
Robert Sandoval, UCSD Health
Deateria Dickinson, UCSB
Sarah Harker, UCSC
Katherine Colato, UCLA Campus
Jason Perez, UCLA Health
Raymond Gomez, UC Riverside / UCPATH
Jason Rabinowitz, Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Negotiator
Catherine Cobb, President
Melissa Munio, First Chair
Alex Vermie, Research Analyst
Isaak Heller, Research Analyst
