UC employees commenced a three-day strike on February 27, led by the UPTE union amid ongoing contract negotiations with the university. AFSCME Local 3299 demands include an 8% pay raise and a retroactive minimum wage of $25. Union representatives criticized UC for not negotiating transparently and valuing frontline workers, suggesting a trend of silencing workers' concerns while focusing on institutional power. UPTE also seeks remote work options and clearer promotion processes. UC has countered with varying pay raises and proposed improvements to benefits and holidays, but negotiations remain contentious.
"By refusing to bargain in good faith, the University has made it clear that it does not value the frontline workers who clean its facilities, serve food, and treat patients."
"UC's efforts to illegally silence dissent from workers who are struggling the most is suggestive of an effort to concentrate even more power and wealth for its ivory tower elites."
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