Citing what they say are unfair work practices, union workers plan to organize a day strike on Tuesday at the University of California medical and academic Campus throughout the state, including UC San Diego.
UC San Diego Health said on Monday that it provides little impact on strike patients with all establishments that should remain “open and operational”. It was not clear on Monday afternoon if some scheduled appointments set for Tuesday were postponed.
A declaration from the UCSD academic communications office said that “a certain disturbance” is expected outside the main medical facilities, which may require adjustments “depending on the levels of personnel”.
This is the second work stoppage of this type of 2025 for local professional and technical employees 9119 which represent approximately 20,000 university employees, including around 4,000 at the UCSD, including medical assistants, optometrists, pharmacists, case managers and rehabilitation specialties.
Members of the American State, County and Municipal Employees are also in solidarity.
The two unions left at the end of February after organizing initial demonstrations at the end of 2024. Generally, negotiations revolved around wages, benefits and endowment levels.
Accusations of newly registered labor practices posted by UPTE to the California Public Relations Board accuse the University of unjustly refusing to consider behavioral health advisers and research and development engineers within the framework of the negotiation unit which has been looking for a contract since 2024.
If it occurs as planned, the strike will take place for a particularly tense moment for each UC campus of the State. All are in shock from the cuts proposed to financing research and expect to lose significant income if the federal government reduces Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, as was largely speculated since the Trump administration began to make decrees in January.
In a statement published on March 21, the University cites the current financing climate.
“These strikes have put significant financial pressure on the CU, costing the millions of dollars to the system,” the statement said.
The union representatives were not in questions concerning federal funding.
“Although we are against any reduction in NIH or health insurance, the fact is that the revenues of the UC hospital has doubled in the last decade, and its hospitals have billions of profits each year,” said Kari Hernandez Salcedo, director of strategic communications for new AFSCME local facilities.
“He refused to invest in front -line workers who make him work. Instead, he has granted massive increases, free housing and other advantages to his leaders while our members are forced to sleep in their cars because they cannot afford to live near their work. It is not a question of not having the money – it is a question of not having the right priorities. ”
The university bristles with the idea that it does not make solid offers to those who make its campuses work.
“To date, these offers include competitive wage increases during the life of the contract, reductions in health care bonuses for less well -remunerated workers, widen disease and vacation increases,” said the university statement. “It is discouraging to hear errors of characterization of our positions and actions during these negotiations, because we really try to find solutions that work for everyone.”
Upte and the University began to negotiate in June 2024. The University published the details of its contract offers on its website, indicating that it has offered all members of compensation increases of 5% in 2025, with 2% of bumps in 2026 and 2027. Workers also receive salary increases of 2% “as they earn according to seniority.
The University claims that the median prices for “clinical professional” roles are $ 70 an hour, while those working in research have a median of almost $ 34 an hour and those of information technology earn almost $ 42.
The AFSCME proposal, according to the University, would increase the salary from 15% to 16% to 2029.
Originally published:
California Daily Newspapers
