Overview

• The five-day walkout has forced the closure of most East Bay outpatient clinics in Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Brentwood and Emeryville.
• The emergency department at the Oakland hospital remains open while UCSF shifts elective surgeries and appointments to telehealth or reschedules them.
• About 1,300 workers represented by NUHW join other unions in protesting the July 6 transition that will reclassify them as UC employees.
• Union leaders say the integration plan amounts to canceling existing contracts and could cut annual take-home pay by up to $10,000.
• UCSF maintains employees are being mapped to equivalent positions and will gain access to stronger pension benefits and coordinated care under a unified system.