SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The UC Service and Patient Care workers announced Tuesday that they are planning a two-day strike that will affect all UC campuses statewide.
This strike will take place from 12 a.m. on November 20 through 11:59 p.m. on November 21, with an expected 40,000 UC workers picketing on behalf of Unfair Labor Practices (ULP), according to AFSCME Local 3299, which represents over 37,000 service and patient care technical workers at 10 UC campuses, five medical centers, clinics, and other research laboratories.
“The University’s serial lawbreaking at the bargaining table means that the epidemic of understaffing at UC facilities, and the related cost of living and housing affordability crises plaguing frontline UC workers are only getting worse,” said AFSCME Local 3299 President Michael Avant in a press release ahead of the strike. “By failing to meet its most basic legal responsibilities to the dedicated professionals who clean its facilities, serve students food, and treat its patients, UC has left workers with no choice but to exercise their legal right to strike.”…