AFSCME Local 3299 announced Thursday morning that the 15,000 patient-care technical workers in its ranks voted to authorize a strike against the University of California after reaching a deadlock in labor contract negotiations.
The strike vote received approval from 96 percent of AFSCME 3299 members, AFSCME leaders said, and the patient-care workers will be joined on the picket line by 9,000 employees in AFSCME’s service unit and 15,000 members of the UPTE-CWA union, who voted to join in solidarity...
The strike dates have not yet been set. The union is required to provide a 10-day advance notification of the dates...
Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article219858245.html
Blog readers should note that a strike vote does not mean a strike will occur. Typically, a union won't call for a vote unless it's sure a large majority of its members will favor authorizing a strike. (It's like the old adage for lawyers: Don't ask a question unless you know the answer.) Thus, the vote is part of the bargaining process and a show of support by members aimed at pressuring the management side.
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