U.S: Univeristy of California Workers Began Strike Demanding Better Working Conditions
Initiative during the Strikes in University of California Photo: @afscme3299
November 20, 2024 Hour: 2:00 pm
According to Liz Perlman, executive director of AFSCME, negotiations took place with the university management, but the trade unionist says that they stalled. He further stated that the University of California is negotiating “in bad faith”.
On Wednesday, workers at the University of California began a strike demanding improvements, wages and greater insurance coverage.
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The force was called by two trade unions, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the University Professional and Technical Employees, which represent service personnel, whether maintenance staff, The University of California has a number of other schools and colleges.
According to Liz Perlman, executive director of AFSCME, negotiations took place with the university management, but the trade unionist says that they stalled. He further stated that the University of California is negotiating “in bad faith”.
In response to the obstruction by UC, Perlman said he made a formal complaint to the California State Board of Public Labor Relations, denouncing the untenable situation.
“We have people who get public assistance and sleep in their cars, and instead of addressing that in a meaningful way, the university is actually creating an even greater gap by adding proposals around massive cuts to our health care,” Perlman.
He also noted that 70% of university service employees cannot afford an apartment near campuses, many of them located in urban areas.
On the UC side, Heather Hansen, a spokesman for the presidential office, denied the accusations while accusing the unions of stalling negotiations.
AFSCME is the largest employee union within the University of California system and represents more than 30,000 workers. The strike will affect all 10 UC campuses and five medical centers located in the same high school.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: AP-AFSCME
