Overview

• The strike concluded at 6 a.m. on June 30 following a federal judge’s refusal to block UCSF Health’s integration plan.
• The integration, effective July 6, will cancel existing union contracts and transition about 1,300 Children’s Hospital Oakland employees to UC status.
• Union leaders warn the reclassification may reduce workers’ annual take-home pay by roughly $10,000 and eliminate their accrued seniority.
• UCSF maintains that UC employment will grant staff access to a more valuable pension and comprehensive long-term benefits.
• The National Union of Healthcare Workers has filed a motion to compel arbitration with a hearing scheduled for July 17 to contest the contract changes.