(Possible) Strike News

From KQED: More than 4,000 health care, research and technical workers at UCSF authorized their union to call a strike over what they say is the university’s failure to bargain in good faith about short staffing and other top concerns. The members’ vote, which concluded Wednesday, passed with 98% support, according to the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119, which represents more than 19,000 physician assistants, optometrists, clinical lab scientists and other UC employees statewide.

The threat of a walkout at UCSF comes as 37,000 UC service and patient care workers with a separate union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, are also preparing for a potential statewide walkout. That strike authorization vote passed with 99% support, AFSCME said Thursday. Both unions filed unfair labor practice charges with the California Public Employment Relations Board this month, alleging that the university has refused to provide essential job vacancy and financial data needed to assess the extent of staffing crisis and develop solutions in ongoing contract negotiations...

Full story at https://www.kqed.org/news/12011878/thousands-of-uc-san-francisco-workers-are-preparing-to-strike.