UC Workers block traffic in Los Angeles
Health workers at the University of California (UC) blocked the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood demanding improvements in their employment contract
Photo: Image taken from a video of CBS-2
LOS ANGELES. – The police try to disperse protesters in University of California (UC), who have staged a sit-and closed a busy intersection in Los Angeles, causing traffic congestion during peak hours, in protest against the imposition of the contract work, which would make them lose economic and health benefits.
KCAL9-TV (http://cbsloc.al/15QLSKN) reports that about 20 protesters formed a circle and sat at the busy intersection of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards on Friday afternoon, while other participants held a march in involving students, state Sen. Ted Lie, and the Rev. William Smar, of Christian Leadership Conference.
Images taken from helicopter police show leading to several protesters arrested after LAPD declared that the protest was illegal.
The union says workers are protesting by stalled contract negotiations 12 000 patient care technicians California university system, after UC announced it would increase the amount in pension contributions would also increase by 20% shares of health insurance and the payment of parking and reduced wages would absences.
The president of Section 3299 of the AFSCME, Kathryn Lybarger, noted that college administrators “declared war” to announce a disastrous strategy to divert hundreds of millions of dollars of the academic and health affecting workers.
Section 3299 of the AFSCME represents more than 22,000 technicians, nurses, x-ray technicians, custodians, servers and cooks, among other employees of the UC medical system.
Steve Montiel, UC spokesman told KNX 1070 that UC to return to the negotiation and is awaiting written contract deals that include pension reform.
[Source]: La Opinión
