Take Back UC: Patient Care

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Join us in Taking Back UC for Patients, Students, and Our Families!
Hundreds of political, clergy, faculty and community leaders have pledged their support to fight for justice at UC. To add your name to the growing list of supporters who are Taking Back UC, fill out the form below.

I support AFSCME 3299’s struggle for justice at the University of California.

UC must prioritize its patient care and service workers, in order to provide the high level of patient care and student services that Californians deserve.

UC belongs to all of us. Let’s take back OUR University!

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I support Patient Care and Service workers at UC and want to be kept up to date on the campaign to Take Back UC! : You may use my name in lists of endorsers of the Campaign : You may list my organization in lists of endorsers of the Campaign: I will attend pickets and actions in support of the Campaign : I will participate in campaign delegations : Please call on me for legislative support : I will write letters, make phone calls and attend meetings with the UC Administration in support of the Campaign : Contact us

We are essential healthcare workers who want to provide the best quality care for our patients.

UC workers believe that below-market wages, a high-stress environment and increasing benefit costs cause UC to lose experienced workers and create the need to rely on temporary staff in certain departments. We believe that comparable institutions, such as Kaiser, pay up to 25% more than UC. We are committed to providing quality patient care, but UC’s wages are so low compared to other hospitals, many of us have to go work elsewhere.

We believe these factors can adversely affect the quality of patient care.

UC Patient Care Watch was created to educate UC Medical Center patients and their families about issues related to the quality of care at UCSF, UCLA, UCI, UCD and UCSD Medical Centers.

For more information or to download UC Patient Care Alerts for your Medical Center, please visit:

2008 Take Back UC: For Patients, Students and Families