ASI Long Beach Bargaining Update | July 30, 2026
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ASI Long Beach Bargaining Update: More Progress But Need to Show Staff-Student Unity to Win Raises and Dignity on the Job
We proposed a step system with guaranteed wage increases each year where we earn more based on our years of service. At our bargaining session, management responded positively to this approach though we still need to hammer out the details.
For ASI students, management has not responded to the full proposal we presented more than two weeks ago. Management keeps insisting that students should bargain separately even though they agree that the union contracts for staff and students will be similar, except when it comes to wages and benefits.
It’s really important that we show management that staff and students are united and that we are staying in the fight until we win a union contract that provides livable wages and a workplace where ALL workers are treated with dignity.
That means we need to:
Wear our union t-shirts, pins and bandanas every Wednesday alongside the rest of the staff on campus
Sign up as members to show our power in numbers
Together we will send a strong message that we will not tolerate delays and we refuse to back down from our demands for livable wages and respect on the job.
“We have made progress in our contract negotiations, coming closer to agreeing to the legal language of our contract. On top of that, management has indicated a willingness to consider our steps proposal. Steps would ensure that we would have guaranteed raises, meaning we would no longer have to wonder when or what our next raise is.
But wages are only one part of our fight. Across ASI, our coworkers are raising critical issues about working conditions, breaks, scheduling, and day-to-day issues. Some of these concerns may not apply to all of us, but every issue matters. A union is strongest when we stand up not only for ourselves, but for each other. That’s why we are fighting for a contract that improves our workplace conditions and protect us from managers that mistreat their workers.
The progress we’ve made so far proves that when we organize and stay united, we move management. But we’re not finished. We need to send a strong message to management that our union is growing and ready to stand together until we win a contract we deserve.
One way to do that is to sign up as a member today if you haven’t already. Every new member strengthens our power at the table and brings us one step closer to winning meaningful and guaranteed raises, stronger workplace protections, and the respect every worker deserves. Let’s stay united and win this together.”
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