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Aug 15th, 2014
When the University of California's largest union and its administrators settled a two year contract dispute this spring, each side pledged to work with the other in promoting...
Jan 31st, 2014
In Dwaine Duckett’s commentary “UC doesn’t deserve labor smear tactic” (Viewpoints, Jan. 28), he alleged that it was unreasonable for AFSCME-represented UC employees to...
Nov 19th, 2013
There are two parts to the ongoing dispute between the University of California and the system’s largest union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal...
Aug 8th, 2013
If you want to know what's going on at the University of California's taxpayer-subsidized hospitals, please do your own homework. You'll find growing questions about patient...
Jul 29th, 2013
While Americans don’t seem to agree on much these days, there has been a growing public consensus on the issue of reforming public employee pensions. Virtually no one thinks...
May 22nd, 2013
This week, UC administrators have pushed an estimated 13,000 UC medical center patient-care workers, members of AFSCME 3299, into a two-day strike. It’s important to be clear on...
Apr 15th, 2013
As patients, we expect our hospital rooms, beds and operating tables to be clean and sanitized. We expect medical equipment that works and sufficient numbers of patient-care...
Feb 7th, 2013
The new pension plan going into effect this July will place an unfair financial burden on UC employees. As students who see the hard work of these workers firsthand, we should...
Feb 4th, 2013
Across California, from San Diego to Los Angeles to Berkeley, service and medical workers took up signs and megaphones to protest a contract put forth by the University of...
