Overview

• UC Health announced plans to eliminate 130 frontline roles at UCSF Medical Center and UC San Diego this month to address mounting financial pressures.
• AFSCME Local 3299 filed an unfair labor practice charge with the state Public Employment Relations Board earlier this month, alleging the university bypassed bargaining over the layoffs.
• UCSF Health says emergency services, most scheduled appointments and surgeries will continue with minimal disruption during the strike.
• The union exempted a small number of critical care workers and set up a communication line to ensure emergency coverage if needed.
• Successor contract negotiations for nearly 40,000 service and patient care workers have been deadlocked for over a year as disputes over staffing, wages and benefits persist.