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Contract Victory for Service workers!

Our elected union Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning with the University that provides significant raises, equity, and other improvements for over 7,000 U.C. Service workers.

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Service Unit Career Ladder Guidelines

Our Service Contract calls for the establishment of guidelines to support career advancement at the University. 3299 leaders and UC management have developed the following guidelines.

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Pension Bargaining Update #1: UC Unions Formally Oppose Pay Cuts for Benefits

UC has told UC Staff Unions that they want to bargain now – mid contracts – on employee contributions to the pension.

On October 25, UC Staff Unions will meet with the University to express our strongest opposition. Employees who are paid far below-market -- as UC admits we are -- cannot fairly be expected to contribute to the UC pension fund.

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Saying No to UC's Pay Cut to Fund Pension!

Although our UC pension is one of the healthiest in the nation and requires no additional contributions until at least 2009, UC has announced they will be asking employees to take an up to 8% pay cut by contributing to our own pensions, beginning as early as 2007.

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Thousands of Service Workers Strike for Justice!

Service workers at all nine UC Campuses, five Medical Centers, and Lawrence Berkeley Labs struck UC yesterday, April 14, 2005, to demonstrate their commitment to a fair contract, and to oppose UC’s failure to bargain in good faith.

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¡Victoria Contractual por los Empleados de Servicio!

Nuestro Comité Electo de Negociación logró obtener un acuerdo tentativo temprano en la mañana del miércoles con la Universidad que provee aumentos significativos, igualdad, y otras mejorías para más de 7,000 empleados de Servicio en U.C.

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Miles de Trabajadores de Servicio de UC Hacen Paro Laboral para Justicia!

Los empleados de Servicio de todos los nueve Recintos Universitarios de UC, cinco Centros Médicos, y los Laboratorios de Lawrence Berkeley le hicieron un paro laboral a UC ayer 14 de abril de 2005, para demostrar su dedicación por un contrato justo y para oponerse al incumplimiento de UC de negociar de buena fe.

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AFSCME Members Vote Yes to Create Strike Fund!

On Thursday, March 9, 2006, AFSCME 3299 Members voted overwhelmingly for the Union’s new Strength for our Future program. Strength for Our Future creates our union’s first Strike Fund, improving our ability to Strike if necessary for a fair contract.

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Pension Bargaining Update #2: Coalition Demands UC Sunshine Proposals!

Formal Bargaining about UC's proposed Paycuts for Pensions Began October 25. In solidarity with the Bargaining teams, thousands of UC workers wore stickers and delivered petitions saying "Hands Off our Benefits!" UC Unions have been forced to cancel the next bargaining session, since UC has not properly sunshined bargaining proposals. UC Unions have repeatedly expressed concern over UC's failure to comply with public meeting requirements.

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UC Increases Employees' Health Care Costs Up to 70%

UC’s long term plan is to shift benefits costs to workers. If UC succeeds in completing its planned pay cuts for pensions and health care thousands of workers will be driven deeper into poverty, forced into homelessness or to take their families off healthcare. Here is one worker’s story.

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Pension Bargaining Update #3: UC Asks for Trust

On November 29, 2006, the UC Union Coalition Bargaining Team (UCUC) met again with the University regarding UC’s proposed Paycuts for Pensions plan. During the meeting, UC asked employees to trust that the UC Regents and the Office of the President have our best interests at heart.

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Pension Bargaining Update #4: UCUC Proposes Joint Governance

In its third meeting with the University, the UC Union Coalition proposed joint governance, demanding an end to special retirement deals for highly compensated executives, and information about Los Alamos retirement transfers.

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Pension Bargaining Update #5

On January 11, 2007 the UC Union Coalition Bargaining Team (UCUC) met with the University, this time at UCLA, regarding UC’s proposed Paycuts for Pensions plan. At the meeting, the Union Coalition demanded a voice for UPTE HX Workers, and Union Coalition Actuary David Venuti identified significant omissions in UC's analysis of our Pension .

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Pension Bargaining Update #6: Shared Governance

On January 30th and 31st the UC Union Coalition Bargaining Team (UCUC) explained their proposal on joint governance of pensions to the University. In addition, UCUC proposed full market equity for UC Workers, and the replacement of CAP I and II moneys withdrawn from the pension in lieu of wage increases.

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Pension Bargaining Update #7: UCD and UCLA Take Action!

Our March 19 Coaliton Bargaining took place at UC Davis, where, Community Leaders simultaneously held a Workers Rights Board hearing on UC’s Pension Paycuts. Just 4 days before, UCUC Los Angeles delivered 8,000 postcards from UC workers to the Regents.

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