Skilled Trades at California State Universities Launch Strike — SDSU Picketed

Teamsters picket across Fresno State campus during state-wide strike

Picketers took to Fresno State’s campus as part of the state-wide strike put on by the Teamsters Local 2010, a union for California State University’s (CSU) skilled workers. The strike was from Feb. 17-20.  According to an agreement between the union and CSU, skilled trades workers were set to get an overall salary increase.  However, due to California’s recent base budget cut of $143.8 million, CSU did not follow through with the salary increas…

Skilled Trades at California State Universities Launch Strike — SDSU Picketed

by Calista Stocker and Myckenzie Smith / Daily Aztec / February 17, 2026 On the first day of CSU Unit 6’s Unfair Labor Practice strike, members were met with support, administrative attention and some police pushback. From 5 a.m. to 12 p.m., more than 50 skilled trades workers — including facilities services, electricians and technicians — showed up at SDSU to fight for unpaid contractual raises and step increases that were promised to them in J…