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UC Nurses Reach Tentative Deal as 40,000 AFSCME Workers Stage Two-Day Strike

UC cites contingency staffing to keep hospitals open with possible delays to some care.

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UPTE-CWA, representing 21,000 employees in health care, research and technical jobs — called off its strike earlier this month when it reached a tentative agreement with the University of California.
A union representing 40,000 University of California workers at UCSF and other campuses statewide plans to strike Monday after two other unions reached contract agreements.  
Service workers at UC Riverside march through campus as members of AFSCME Local 3299 on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 represents more than 37,000 service and patient-care technical workers across the UC system and remains in contract negotiations with university officials. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)

Overview

  • UC and the California Nurses Association announced a tentative four-year agreement covering roughly 24,000–25,000 RNs, canceling the union’s planned Nov. 17–18 sympathy strike pending a ratification vote.
  • AFSCME Local 3299 began a two-day walkout Monday across 18 UC campuses and medical centers by more than 40,000 service and patient care technical workers.
  • UC said hospitals and clinics remain open under contingency staffing plans, with potential delays to some surgeries, treatments and appointments.
  • UPTE-CWA reached its own tentative deal on Nov. 8 that includes an estimated 28% pay increase over four years, removing about 19,000 workers from this week’s action.
  • Unions cite wages lagging inflation and chronic understaffing as drivers of the labor actions, and the withdrawal of nurses reduced expected strike participation from about 65,000 to roughly 40,000, with some nurses pledging to picket off duty.