WE WON!

Posted On May 14th, 2026

HISTORIC WINS FOR SERVICE AND PATIENT CARE WORKERS

After over two years of fighting UC and refusing to give up, our team reached a tentative agreement with UC, setting the highest standards at UC. Our campaign forced UC to invest in the long-term security of its frontline workers.

Our Bargaining Team unanimously recommends a YES vote.

What We Won Because Of Our Powerful Campaign

LIVABLE WAGES:

  • A $1,500 lump sum for all non-probationary career workers.
  • Increase in 2025: 5% and $25 minimum wage
  • Annual Wage Increases (ATBs)/Equity Increases + Guaranteed Step: 
      • April 2026: 6% + July 2026: 2% step increase 
      • April 2027: 5% + (includes 1% equity pool) + July 2027: 2% step increase
      • April 2028: 4% + July 2028: 2% step increase
      • April 2029: 4% + July 2029: 2% step increase
  • 2% lump sum for those at top step each year
  • Guaranteed annual Steps for all, including UCSF and UCLA Health
  • One-time $1,000 longevity payment in July after reaching 20 years of experience.
  • Minimum Wage: Increase minimum wage to $25 in 2025, $26.50 in 2026, reaching $30.10 by April 2029. New steps added to the top of wage ranges with less than 8 steps, so there are at least 8 steps. All minimum wage workers receive all ATB and step increases.
  • Shift differentials: increased to a $1.25 minimum
  • Right to negotiate increases to on-call pay and shift differentials at each UC location

AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE:

  • We won the most affordable healthcare rates with 7.5% caps for Kaiser and 5% caps for Blue & Gold and largest credits, resulting in many rates going down in 2027

JOB SECURITY

  • Layoff protections include retraining instead of layoffs and continued pay during emergencies. 
  • Maintaining prohibition on daily call-offs/”emergency layoffs”. 

SAFE STAFFING & DEVELOPMENT

  • Added respiratory therapist ratios (Title 22) to the contract. 
  • Stopped UC’s takeaways of seniority rights. 
  • Expanded rights to meal and rest periods—and pay when missed. 
  • Expanded development leave rights.
  • Stopped UC’s attempt to use employees as “floaters” across different campuses/medical centers to cover staffing shortages.

OTHER KEY VICTORIES:

  • Added an additional floating personal day.
  • Premium pay for MLK Holiday and December 24th
  • Secured new leaves for childcaring and victims/survivors of violence. 
  • Caps on parking rate increases are maintained at $10 or 10%. 

Term of Agreement: Expires on November 30, 2029.

VOTE YES!
MAY 19- 21

(vote time/location TBD)

We also celebrate another historic outcome of our campaign — we successfully gathered 1.3 million signatures to put our housing benefits proposal on the ballot. California voters can support down payment loans for UC frontline workers, helping our members be one step closer to homeownership and housing security.