Overview

• The strike began at 7 a.m. Wednesday with picket lines at the Oakland hospital and Walnut Creek outpatient center.
• The National Union of Healthcare Workers says UCSF’s integration plan will terminate existing contracts and require about 1,300 employees to rejoin as UC staff under less favorable benefit terms.
• Union leaders estimate that staff could lose up to $10,000 in annual take-home pay due to increased health and retirement contributions.
• UCSF officials contend that no one is fired and rehired but rather mapped to equivalent positions with access to a more comprehensive pension and system-wide alignment.
• Several outpatient clinics in the East Bay have closed or shifted to limited or telehealth services, though the main Oakland emergency department remains open.