Yesterday, hundreds 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 accordance with the union, UC representatives have negotiated illegally
In a discover on its web site, AFSCME Native 3299 union acknowledged, “UC’s unlawful conduct—from exhibiting as much as negotiations with none authority to forge compromises to saying that it’s going to bypass bargaining altogether to impose greater healthcare prices on employees – has left employees who handle 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 ways and say they’ve provided 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 dwelling and housing affordability crises plaguing frontline UC employees are solely getting worse,” AFSCME Native 3299 President Michael Avant mentioned in an announcement.
“The College’s proposals embrace $700 million in financial will increase for AFSCME members and a direct response to what AFSCME had requested for — the larger of a $25 an hour minimal wage or a 5 p.c across-the-board increase,” in accordance with the UC.
KCRA’s Melanie Wingo reported that, per the union, almost 40,000 UC employees at each UC campus and medical facility in California are participating within the strike.