Thousands of University of California medical and campus workers are striking Thursday with no end date, affecting five medical centers and ten campuses statewide. - Contracts expired in 2024 for 42,000 workers represented by AFSCME Local 3299.
- Union filed unfair-labor complaints, accusing UC of imposing unagreed working conditions. - UC claims meaningful progress and closeness to an agreement.
- Picket lines at medical centers in San Francisco, Sacramento, Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and campuses including UC Berkeley and UC Merced. Emergency rooms remain open, but some services may be disrupted.