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Apr 25th, 2011
On April 26 show that you support secure, affordable retirement for all workers! April 26 is the first day of bargaining on pension contributions. We pay 2% now and UC wants 1.5%...
Mar 21st, 2011
Over 1,500 workers and supporters rallied throughout the state on March 16 to demand that UC executives stop trying to balance the budget on the backs of students, patients, and...
Mar 16th, 2011
The Wisconsin governor Scott Walker proposed legislation that would take away workers’ right to collective bargaining and slash worker pay and benefits. At the same time, Walker...
Dec 16th, 2010
UC has officially proposed a 3% pay cut for 2011 and 2012. This is part of a larger plan to cut back benefits that the UC Regents have approved for non-union workers in their...
Nov 18th, 2010
UC has proposed major healthcare premium increases for employees on HealthNet. Under UC’s proposal, some employees would see a $1,900 increase in their annual...
Sep 11th, 2010
Confronting a $24 billion unfunded liability in its retirement plan, leaders of the University of California are poised to make significant changes to pension and health care...
Sep 10th, 2010
A tidal wave of unfunded retirement obligations that could top $40 billion in four years is washing over the University of California, forcing employees to pay far more for those...
Sep 7th, 2010
C President Yudof’s Task force has just released a plan to make big cuts to our wages and benefits. The report tries to scare workers by saying that if workers don’t take...
Aug 26th, 2010
UC executives’ misplaced priorities are putting the pension plan at risk! UC did not put a single penny into our pension for 20 years. Now, to avoid paying their fair share, UC...
