Yesterday, 1000’s of healthcare employees on the College of California (UC) started a two-day strike throughout California. KTLA’s Tony Kurzweil reported on November 20 that, in keeping with the union, UC representatives have negotiated illegally
In a discover on its web site, AFSCME Native 3299 union said, “UC’s unlawful conduct—from displaying as much as negotiations with none authority to forge compromises to asserting that it’ll bypass bargaining altogether to impose increased healthcare prices on employees – has left employees who maintain college students and sufferers daily with no alternative however to go on strike.”
“Union officers alleged that low pay has compelled some employees to endure multi-hour commutes or sleep of their vehicles,” Kurzweil wrote. “College officers have denied the allegations of unfair bargaining techniques and say they’ve supplied wage will increase.”
“The College’s serial lawbreaking on the bargaining desk implies that the epidemic of understaffing at UC amenities, and the associated value of residing and housing affordability crises plaguing frontline UC employees are solely getting worse,” AFSCME Native 3299 President Michael Avant stated in a press release.
“The College’s proposals embody $700 million in financial will increase for AFSCME members and a direct response to what AFSCME had requested for — the better of a $25 an hour minimal wage or a 5 p.c across-the-board elevate,” in keeping with the UC.
KCRA’s Melanie Wingo reported that, per the union, practically 40,000 UC employees at each UC campus and medical facility in California are participating within the strike.
