Chapter 313 News: Budget & Steps Conflict - Sign the Petition! | 07 11 25
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📢 Budget and Salary Steps Conflict
- CSU received full funding in the 2025 state budget but is treating it as insufficient due to technicalities.
- CSUEU members emphasize that salary steps were a hard-fought contractual victory to get represented staff paid at market value!
- Governor and Legislature support the salary steps system to correct long-standing pay inequity and below-market wages.
- Although the budget allocates the necessary $227M, it spreads it over three years (2% in 2026–27, 3% in 2028–29, plus $252M in one-time funding in 2027–28).
- CSU management is using the spread-out funding to delay implementation, despite creative budget solutions being available.
CSUEU Response
- Petition campaign launched to demand full implementation of salary steps. Member action needed: Sign the petition - Full Steps Now!
- Not a member? Join CSUEU today!
- Legal action filed with the Public Employment Relations Board for labor law violations.
- Legislative advocacy underway to pressure CSU into honoring employee compensation commitments.
🗓️ Other Activities
Why Join Our Union Efforts?
- Unite to fight for fair pay, safe working conditions, and respect on the job.
- Support broader priorities like diversity, equity, and workplace safety.
- Help amplify CSUEU’s voice across the state.
- Strengthen our collective power by getting involved.
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CSUEU Members Join National Justice Tour
CSUEU members joined a national "Justice Journey" to protest aggressive immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration. The campaign, organized by SEIU and allies, highlighted “detention alley” in the Deep South, home to most major U.S. immigration detention centers. Participants traveled by bus to raise awareness of due process violations. Kenneth Chip of Cal State LA joined to speak out as a naturalized immigrant supporting those who cannot.
Read the full article.
✊ Families First Actions – July 26
CSUEU members are organizing a fight back against Federal policies that harm working families. Members at Humboldt, Chico, Bakersfield, Northridge, Los Angeles, Pomona, and more are taking action. View a full map of the planned actions here.
On July 26, Americans in every corner of the country will come together in peaceful marches, rallies, and actions to say: Our families come first—not billionaires, not authoritarians, and not corrupt politicians.
💡 Resources:
- Work/Labor Related Inquiries: Jason Stanton – all conversations are confidential!
- Newsletter Inquiries: Julie Maiorana
- Not a member? Join CSUEU today!
- Already a member? Consider contributing a small monthly amount to our CSUEU Political Action Committee (PAC)! The PAC helps fund our lobbyist and strengthens our voice at the State Capitol.
In solidarity and appreciation,
Julie Maiorana
CSUEU Chapter 313, Records Officer