The union representing University of California patient-care employees staged a two-day strike across the five UC medical centers last week, disrupting care for patients and costing the university millions of dollars. The vast majority of union-represented staff members scheduled to work showed up to do their jobs nonetheless, while picketers Read More…
The UC Board of Regents approved an action item at their meeting on July 17th to increase the rates of contributions made by the university and its faculty and staff to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) for the 2014-2015 school year. Read More…
While Americans don’t seem to agree on much these days, there has been a growing public consensus on the issue of reforming public employee pensions. Virtually no one thinks “public servants” should be receiving taxpayer-subsidized payouts as large as $300,000 per year for life when they are no longer working. Read More…
The University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 remain deadlocked in contract negotiations following a meeting Thursday. Read More…
About 200 protesters gathered at Bancroft and Telegraph on Monday afternoon in support of worker rights in the UC campuses and medical centers as part of a statewide demonstration. Read More…
In recent years, much has changed in the learning and living conditions of students and workers at the University of California. Since 2008, undergraduate students’ annual tuition rates have risen more than $4,000, housing and health costs have spiked, campus workers have faced layoffs and cuts to their pension plans Read More…
The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) will seek a temporary injunction to limit the number employees from two UC unions that are planning to strike at the UC medical centers May 21. Read More…
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 announced Tuesday that its members voted to strike against the University of California for alleged prioritization of profits over patients. Read More…
The UC chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced Friday that they will hold a strike vote from April 30th to May 2nd in light of labor negotiations with the UC Office of the President. Read More…
Around 15 protesters dressed in black and holding flower-adorned coffins held a “Funeral for Workers’ Rights” on Sproul Plaza Thursday morning in protest of proposed cuts to UC workers’ benefits. Read more here.
