Bargaining / Contract Actions

Service Steps Problem Resolved, Actions Canceled!
On April 22 our statewide bargaining team met with UC Management to review revised proposals on Steps. After weeks of bargaining and demonstrations, UC has agreed in writing to classification wage grids which guarantee all Service Workers receive the step system we deserve!
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Our Actions Move UC, But Not Yet Enough
After two weeks of public actions at University events, UC Management has improved some of their implementation proposals. We will keep up the pressure until every Service Worker gets the Step System UC agreed to in our contract!
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UC Trying to Go Back on Steps Agreement?
Just weeks after signing our contract, UC is proposing to deny steps to hundreds of workers. UC agreed to a Step System for ALL UC Service Workers, and we will not allow them to go back on their word for any group of workers at any campus!
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Service Workers Ratify Historic Contract by 98%
Congratulations to everyone who sacrificed to make UC a fairer & more just place to work!
VICTORY!!!
New Agreement Summary
Summary in Spanish
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Bargaining Update #15: UC Service Worker Reach an Historic Agreement With UC!
Despite UC's excuse that they didn’t have any money, our militant actions, hard work and determination made UC agree to our major demands! We have fundamentally changed UC to improve the lives of the thousands of the lowest paid workers at UC!
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AFSCME Members Storm the Offices of Regent Blum Demanding He End Poverty at UC
Friday, Jan. 16: 60 workers and students took over and occupied UC Board of Regents Chairman Richard Blum's private San Francisco office demanding he and President Mark Yudof end poverty wages for service workers once and for all. Storming into his locked offices, members marched and poverty is not fun, Richard Blum get it done!”
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Regents Approve Enormous CEO Raises, Still Refusing to Lift Service Workers Out of Poverty
The UC Regents have increased Medical Center CEO and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) salaries up to 34%, and awarded bonuses of up to $89,000. This takes annual compensation to nearly $800,000/year for some CEOs.
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Bargaining Update #14: Action Plan Escalates, Results in Some Movement
UC's offer moves in the right direction, but then they walk away from the table & cancel the last day of bargaining.
Escalation plan on the Regents & President Yudof is in full force!
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Service Workers Host Pancake Breakfast for Yudof
Since UC President Yudof has so far refused to meet with AFSCME workers, this Saturday we invited him to a pancake breakfast outside the Presidential Mansion. Since pancakes are Yudof's favorite food we hoped that Yudof would use the opportunity to engage with us in an informal setting, and try to understand how difficult it is for us to support our families on UC's poverty wages.
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Regents Cannot Escape Faces of UC Poverty
At this month's Regents meeting at UC Irvine, AFSCME members showed UC Regents at every turn that they cannot ignore the poverty that is being created by UC's low wages! Regents were confronted by UC Service workers at their hotel, at dinner, and during campus tours, with reminders that our families will continue to suffer every day until they take the action necessary to resolve our contract.
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Bargaining Update 13
KICKING OFF AFSCME'S FALL ESCALATION: Bargaining Continues; We need to show UC execs we will not back down until they settle!
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Bargaining Update 12
Bargaining Resumes, AFSCME's National Convention Descends on UCSF,and MATs March on Regent Chair Richard Blum to Keep the Pressure on!
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Legislators & Community Leaders: End Poverty Wages at UC!
Letters of support sent to UC President, Mark Yudof:
From CA Assembly
From Senator Leland Yee
From Senator Gloria Romero
From UC Faculty
From CLUE
From CA Labor Federation

STRIKE BULLETIN: ENDING POVERTY AT UC!
The Play by Play, Day by Day:
Day 1: Monday, July 14th
Day 2: Tuesday, July 15th
Day 3: Wednesday, July 16th
Day 4: Thursday, July 17th
Day 5: Friday, July 18th

Q&A About Service Workers' Strike to End Poverty at UC!
Service Workers will Strike as planned on Monday. UC's legal maneuvers will not distract us from the main issue: Poverty wages! We Will Not Back Down Until We Win the Contract We Deserve!
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Historic Agreement on Patient Care Sets Pattern for Service!!!
After more than a year of bargaining, our Bargaining Team has arrived at an Agreement for Patient Care. The 5 year contract includes many dramatic improvements, including a guaranteed, longevity based step system and across the board increases, guaranteed statewide minimum wage of $14.50 by the end of the contract, overtime after shift, and much more. This agreement sets the pattern for Service Workers to achieve the same contract, and allows us to focus all our energy on escalating our Service fight!
Contract Ratification Vote Results
Agreement Summary

SERVICE WORKERS CALL STRIKE JULY 14th - 18th
What to expect as we move forward with our Service Workers Strike!
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Bargaining Update #10: PCT Negotiations Break Down on Friday, UC Refusing to Move on Critical Issues
Since August 2007, we have been bargaining with UC and demanding equal pay for equal work - we have agreed on some issues but there are still some serious problems with UC's proposals. Enough is enough! UC needs to respect us by settling a fair contract!
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Bargaining Update #9: We Are Expanding Our Fight And Gaining Support
UC's Proposals Are Not Enough!
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June 4th & 5th Actions Report:
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State Board Orders Us Back To Bargaining Table Because UC Claims They Have More To Offer
STRIKE POSTPONED
June 4th: Statewide Day of Action
20,000 AFSCME Workers will not back down!
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AFSCME Members Vote Yes, Bargaining Team Calls for Strike!
Thousands of members came out to vote in record numbers last week, voting 96.9% (EX) and 97.5% (SX) to strike to win a fair contract. After meeting with management late last night, our Bargaining Team has called for a strike, and served UC with Strike Notice for June 4th and June 5th.
Detailed Proposals here
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Detailed Proposals – Strike Authorization Vote
After 10 months of negotiating, we are at impasse with the University and no further talks are scheduled. At this point, our elected bargaining team has called for a strike authorization vote and is unanimously asking us to vote "YES" to authorize the team to call a strike. The team will only call a strike if it determines that a strike is necessary to move UC to agree on a fair contract.
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Bargaining Update #8
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Non-Violent Arrest Actions Disrupt “Business as Usual” at UC
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hundreds of AFSCME members and community supporters honored his life’s work through non-violent civil disobedience to demand justice at UC.
Video of Civil Disobedience at UCSF
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Bargaining Update #7: UC Proposes Unfair and Unequal Increases
AFSCME prepares to do whatever it takes to win for patients, students, and families.
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AFSCME Members & Community Leaders Demand UC Make New Year's Resolutions To Change in 2008
After more than 5 months of negotiations and a week of mediation, UC is still refusing to agree to our top demands. Because UC pay and benefits are so far behind other hospitals and community colleges it is difficult for us recruit and retain the best qualified staff to provide top patient care and student services.
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UC Medical Center Executive Raises

• Medical Center Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) salaries were just increased by up to 39%.
• Medical Center CEOs and CNOs also received bonuses of up to $83,000 - a one-time payment in addition to any salary increase.
• At the same time, UC has offered their Patient Care and Service workers salary increases as low as 3% and refused to guarantee any increase at all for thousands of workers.

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Bargaining Update #6: State Declares Impasse and Assigns Mediator to Our Negotiations
After more than 5 months of bargaining with UC Management, AFSCME and UC are far from an Agreement on our main issues. The state has officially declared that further negotiations will not produce an agreement without mediation.
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Rain or Shine, AFSCME Members are on the Picket Line!
On Thursday, December 6th thousands of AFSCME members took our fight to the streets!
We are negotiating with UC everyday during the week of December 10th, and our Bargaining Team has told UC Management that we need real proposals from them that address poverty wages, recruitment and retention issues here at UC.
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AFSCME Members Present Top UC Executives With Empty Plates
On Tuesday, November 20th, in honor of Thanksgiving, hundreds of UC workers marched on top UC Leaders across the state demanding that they: “Prioritize frontline workers, not top executives.”
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Nov 18-20 Field Report: Dozens arrested as student, faculty and worker protests rock UC campuses st
UC students led the way at this past week with marches, pickets, building occupations, street takeovers, tent cities and other actions starting Tuesday and continuing through Friday.

In addition to protests at most UC campuses, students from all over the state converged on the Regents' regular meeting at the UCLA campus and received strong support from the unions in the UC Union Coalition.
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AFSCME Demands UC Workers Be Brought Up To Market Standard
UC workers deserve to be treated like other hospital and community college workers. Our Bargaining Team has made proposals to UC management that would bring us up to the market standard enjoyed by other hospital & community college workers.
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AFSCME's Alternative UC Budget Plan
In spite of favorable financial ratings, the UC Regents have declared a financial emergency allowing the University President to unilaterally impose extraordinary budgetary actions. AFSCME Local 3299 proposes alternative emergency budget measures that protect crucial student and patient care services, while redirecting funds from areas that can most withstand temporary reductions.
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Bargaining Update #5: AFSCME Makes Historic Wage Proposal
To bring workers out of poverty, up to market standards, and receive credit for experience, we are proposing:

• Wage increases over 3 years
• Annual automatic steps
• Credit for years of experience
• $15/ hour statewide minimum wage
• $16/hour statewide minimum wage with certification or license.
• No paycuts for healthcare and pension.

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Hundreds Demonstrate, 13 Arrested at Regents' Meeting
Hundreds of UC workers, students, and faculty demand UC Regents rescind attacks against students, workers and California families. Thirteen arrested in peaceful civil disobedience.
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Thousands of AFSCME Members Step It Up!!!
Thousands of UC patient care and service workers picketed UC Medical Centers and Campuses on September 27, demanding a fair contract.
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New Law Shines Light on UC: Regents Now Required to Have Open Meetings on Employee Compensation
After being shut out of employee compensation and pension discussions for years, UC Union Coalition members successfully moved Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to support more transparency at UC.
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Bargaining Update #4: Everything Working Just Fine for UC Managment!
UC management seems to think that everything is working just fine at our campuses and medical centers. Well, maybe for them, but not for the rest of us! 70 UC Berkeley workers attended bargaining on October 4th & 5th to stand in solidarity with our bargaining team.
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UC Students and Workers Set Principles for New UC President
A coalition of University of California Students and Unions representing University of California employees have issued a Statement of Principles today that establish five basic values that the next person selected as President of the University of California must adhere to in order to protect the long term health of the University System.
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Health Care Update: UC Agrees to Reduce Cost-Shifting
After UC Unions did statewide delegations and sent hundreds of emails to Medical Center CEOs and UC Administration, UC has finally proposed to stop shifting a greater share of the cost to employees. In negotiations, we must continue to fight so that that UC cannot pass on health care costs to us in the middle of our contract.
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AFSCME's Bargaining Proposals
AFSCME's Bargaining Team has submitted the following proposals to the University.
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Bargaining Update #3: UCSD is Watching!
San Diego 3299 members turn out to Bargaining, as their co-workers stickered up to show support. AFSCME made proposals, including an end to health care premium increases, to UC Administration.
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UC Delays Paycuts for Pensions!
UC has rescheduled the start date for employee contributions, originally planned for 7/1/07. For the past 12 months, more than 60,000 UC Union members have put tremendous pressure on the University over their planned pension paycuts.
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Tell UC You Oppose Shifting Healthcare Costs to UC Workers!
In 2008, UC is planning to shift additional healthcare premium costs to workers. UC employees say NO cost-shifting!
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Bargaining Update #2: AFSCME is Ready to Step it Up!
On our first day of bargaining, thousands of AFSCME University of California workers wore stickers to show patients and students we are "Stepping Up" for our communities and our families.
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Bargaining Update #1: Bargaining Begins August 2
AFSCME kicks off bargaining for 20,000 workers at 5 University of California Medical Centers and 10 Campuses. UC hires public relations firm associated with Big Tobacco, Walmart, and Enron as consultant. Hundreds of leaders throughout the state prepare Contract Campaign to support the Bargaining Team.
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Health Access Raises Concern Over UC Two-Tier Plan
Health Access, a non-profit health care advocacy group, has notified UC Management of its deep concerns regarding UC's high-low "option" for workers. Letter Attached.
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UC Unions Say NO to Two-Tier Health Coverage
At a stakeholder meeting on July 3, 2007, UC Unions told UC administration we will not accept any of the lower-tier benefit plans, such as the "high-low" plans, which UC is considering for 2008. The unions urged UC to maintain one level of health benefits for all its staff, rather than adding lower-quality, lower-access plans such as the "high-low" plans or the "high-deductible" plans. Present at the meeting were unions representing 70,000 unionized staff at UC.
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Taking Back Our University: Bargaining Survey Results!
After tallying the responses from thousands of members, here are the top priorities our members are willing to fight for in our next contract.
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Bargaining Team Election Results!
On February 27, 2007, AFSCME 3299 members elected the following Negotiating Committee. Congratulations to everyone who ran, and to the thousands of members who voted. Bargaining Surveys will be circulated beginning in mid- March through April.
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Field Report
Friday, November 20, 2009
UC students led the way at this past week with marches, pickets, building occupations, street takeovers, tent cities and other actions starting Tuesday and continuing through Friday.
In addition to protests at most UC campuses, students from all over the state converged on the Regents' regular meeting at the UCLA campus and received strong support from the unions in the UC Union Coalition.
In a number of building occupations, the students...
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PCT Contract (EX)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND AFSCME (AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES)
AGREEMENT
PATIENT CARE TECHNICAL UNIT
NOVEMBER 13, 2008 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2012