Thousands of University of California healthcare, research, and technical employees have authorized strike action as federal funding cuts loom. Contract negotiations with UC, which began eight months ago, have not advanced, with the union accusing the university of failing to address recruitment and retention issues. UPTE's president highlighted the urgency of the situation, while UC's spokesperson stated the university remains prepared to settle contracts and maintain critical operations during a potential strike. Both parties have accused each other of bad-faith bargaining, complicating the situation further.
Thousands of University of California healthcare, research and technical employees have voted to authorize their union to call a strike, potentially disrupting hospitals and research facilities statewide.
We don't want to have to strike. But we're also not going to let this crisis continue to drag out, said Russell, stressing the urgency of addressing the recruitment and retention crisis.
The university has been and remains ready to settle these contracts: we have offered UPTE what it has asked for, said Hansen, emphasizing the university's commitment to negotiation.
UPTE and UC have accused each other of engaging in bad-faith bargaining on key issues, further complicating the contract negotiation process.
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