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Current News2008-04-18 After years of hard fighting, Sodexho food service workers at UCD have finally won direct UC jobs and AFSCME 3299 union representation.
Read Report "From The Shadows" here [ more ]2008-04-03 More than 75 people blocked streets and were arrested in San Francisco and Los Angeles to send UC the message: “We are serious about winning a fair contract that will help our patients, students and families!” [ visit site ]2008-03-21 2008-02-28 “It’s disrespectful and a slap in the face. ... We still have people collecting cans to support their families. All we’re asking for is a living wage.” said Local 3299 President, Lakesha Harrison. Thousand's of UC workers picketed statewide on Thursday demanding a fair contract. [ visit site ]2008-02-01 
[ more ]2008-01-16 The President spoke briefly with the workers and then posed for pictures. During the course of their conversation, he came out in favor of their efforts to become full university employees earning equal pay and equal benefits. [ visit site ]2008-01-16 "El salario de trabajadores de hospitales y custodios del sistema de Universidades de California (UC) es bajo comparado con los salarios en nosocomios privados y Colegios Comunitario." [ visit site ]2008-01-15 [ more ] 2008-01-10 On Monday Night, the Yolo County Central Committee voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of Sodexho Workers of UC Davis. Full story at Davis Vanguard Blogspot [ visit site ]2008-01-10 Students on Library Walk protest for increased AFSCME patient care technical employee wages at a Dec. 6 rally. Negotiations between the union and UC administrators have lasted five months. Full UC San Diego Guardian story [ visit site ]2008-01-09 Over 10,000 University of California patient care technicians are working without a contract, as negotiations between UC and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 have come to an impasse. [ visit site ]2007-12-17 The union that represents patient-care technical workers at the University of California, unhappy with a lack of progress after five months of negotiations for a new contract, has asked the state to declare impasse and hire an independent mediator to jump-start the process. Full East Bay Business Times story [ visit site ]2007-11-19 Plagued by tiring tasks and low pay, UCSD's laborers offer a glimpse of their difficult lives and efforts to obtain higher wages. [ visit site ]2007-09-28 
On September 27, 2007, thousands of UC workers picketed campuses across the state to send a clear message to University of California: We're 20,000 strong & we're taking back UC for patients, students, and our families! [ visit site ]2007-09-20 UC Davis food workers urged UC regents Wednesday to support their effort to become university employees, then disrupted the meeting's start by chanting and marching out of the auditorium. [ visit site ]2007-09-12 Conflicts of interest prompt legislation to give workers vote on pensions. Both houses of the California Legislature approved legislation calling for shared governance of the University of California employee’s pension plan. [ visit site ]2007-08-30 Valerie Matthews earns $11.12 per hour working up to 38 hours a week as a cook in the Tercero student dining commons, which serves 800 to 1,000 daily meals at UC Davis. [ visit site ]2007-08-01 Download letter from outraged union and community leaders. [ download document ]2007-08-01 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. [ download document ]2007-05-24 Fifteen people, including eight UC Davis students, were arrested Wednesday in Mrak Hall during a UC Davis food-worker demonstration. This action is the latest in a series of planned protests against the contracting-out of food-service workers on the UC Davis campus. [ visit site ]2007-05-24 100 students and workers blocked access to UC Davis' main administration building most of Wednesday, demanding that the university employ their workers directly. [ visit site ]2007-05-23 State Senator Leland Yee wants university leaders to give workers a say in managing their mishandled retirement fund. [ visit site ]2007-05-17 Concerns over the management of the University of California's multibillion-dollar investments prompted dozens of union members yesterday to urge UC's governing board of regents to give employees more control over their pension plan. [ visit site ]2007-05-17 Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, has introduced legislation calling for employees as well as UC officials would have a say in pension plan decisions. [ visit site ]2007-05-09 Amber Lee reports on the Impact of UC Janitors Fight on UC Graduation Ceremonies. [ visit site ]2007-05-09 Political rapper Boots Riley of The Coup announced today that he is withdrawing his plans to deliver the keynote speech at UC Berkeley's Black Graduation this Saturday, in order to show support for the University of California Custodians Union’s longrunning fight for higher wages [ visit site ]2007-05-09 Text of SCR 52. [ download document ]2007-05-09 Sen. John Burton's Proposed Settlement to resolve the Custodial Equity Fight. [ more ]2007-05-09 Oakland Tribune: Actor Danny Glover has canceled his appearance today as graduation speaker in solidarity with UC Berkeley custodians who have been fighting for wage increases for more than a year. [ visit site ]2007-05-09 The UC regent whose pension fund overhaul may have cost the university billions is now in a position to play with even more of the public’s money. [ visit site ]2007-05-04 The union demanding higher pay for UC Berkeley custodians says it's ready accept a compromise brokered by former state Sen. John Burton and lift a boycott threatening to disrupt commencement events on campus for the second year in a row. [ visit site ]2007-05-02 Twenty-four people, including 12 UC Davis students, five alumni and one lecturer, were arrested in Tuesday's demonstration as they protested the out-sourcing of food-service workers and janitorial staff on the UC Davis campus. [ visit site ]2007-05-01 Actor Danny Glover says he'll boycott next weekend's UC Berkeley main commencement ceremony, where he's set to be the keynote speaker, unless the university system boosts the wages for custodians at some of its 10 campuses. [ visit site ]2007-05-01 Today, the UC Davis food-service workers will participate in civil disobedience on campus to raise awareness about their desire to be directly employed by the university instead of being subcontracted out to Sodexho, the company that provides UC Davis' food services. The Aggie sat down with one of the food-service workers to discuss why she is participating in today's actions. [ visit site ]2007-05-01 A letter signed by 60 UC Davis faculty members was released Monday in support of food service workers who want to become university employees ...In the Letter, faculty urged the university “to live up to our Principles of Community and our tradition of social justice by ending the practice of contracting out to cut labor costs.” [ visit site ]2007-04-30 As police officers stood by, about 20 Associated Students UCLA student workers sat in a circle in the street on Westwood Boulevard on Saturday, blocking the increased traffic brought to UCLA by the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. [ visit site ]2007-03-04 "Democratic presidential contender John Edwards on Sunday called a janitors' campaign for better wages at the University of California, Berkeley, a continuation of the civil rights struggle that began in the 1960s." [ visit site ]2007-02-08 Senator Leland Yee and AFSCME 3299 announced yesterday the reintroduction of legislation which would force UC to conduct all of their business in the light of day, including employee pension and compensation issues. [ visit site ]2006-04-06 Join hundreds of thousands of us in telling Congress that we need real, comprehensive immigration reform – not anti-immigrant scapegoating. Tell Congress that you want immigration reform that:
Note To ReportersLocal 3299 is committed to providing fast, accurate information to reporters. Our staff include several former reporters who are available to help you meet deadlines and provide extensive background. But we also believe that the best spokespeople are union members themselves. In most cases, we'll strive to connect you directly with workers who can speak in the own voice and express their own views. AFSCME Local 3299 staff contacts:Lakesha Harrison, President, (310) 877-6878 William Schlitz, Political/Communications Director, (510) 701-0810 send email» |
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