Bargaining Updates

APC has officially notified CSU of our intent to begin reopener bargaining for 2025–2026. Despite the University’s lack of transparency, our focus is clear: advocate for fair salaries and acknowledge the progress unions have driven in the CSU’s fiscal recovery. Our elected Bargaining Team is ready and waiting for meeting dates, and we’ll keep members informed every step of the way.

We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with the CSU. While the full details will be shared with you in the coming weeks, here are some key provisions of the new agreement.

At this last round of negotiations, the CSU took an important step in the right direction by submitting a three-year economic proposal. After this last meeting, it is clear we are negotiating an agreement through FY 2026-2027.

The APC and the CSU Bargaining Teams met Friday, August 9, 2024. Unfortunately, we can report little to no progress on proposals of interest on either side of the table. The CSU Bargaining Team again was not prepared to offer a salary proposal even though it was promised to be forth coming at our last bargaining session.

The APC Bargaining Team met with the CSU on July 9, where the University deferred presenting an economic proposal due to incomplete budget information. Despite this setback, discussions on mutual interests such as redefining lead worker roles, personnel file content, and parental leave continued, with both parties agreeing to resume negotiations in August.

APC Kicks Off Negotiations for a New Contract with the CSU. The CSU Bargaining Team made several proposals during the two-day sessions, but they did not address salary experience recognition or job security. Some of their proposals included incorporating updates to state law regarding unpaid family leave and making minor changes to grievance and layoff procedures. Notably, the CSU proposed removing the union’s right to bypass time-consuming mediation and impasse procedures to initiate an immediate strike, a proposal that the APC Bargaining Team found unacceptable.