UPDATE: On October 24th we will be concentrating our forces at certain medical centers; please see the updated chart below.

UPTE pickets will be running from 8am-2pm at all locations. You must spend 5 hours at the picket line, signing in and out, to receive strike assistance. Some pickets may run slightly longer based on local needs.

Please contact your UPTE Leadership Development Coordinator for more information and any questions.

What? 3-Day Strike!

Why? In solidarity with the AFSCME Patient Care Unit’s struggle for a fair contract. UC is hoping to see that the Supreme Court’s Janus decision has weakened UPTE: this is our most important opportunity to show UC that we are more committed than ever to making sure that all UC workers are treated with justice and dignity.

When? No one should report to work for shifts beginning in the 72 hours between October 23, 4am – October 26, 4am. Instead, report to your picket line (listed below) by 9AM on each day of the strike – October 23, 24, and 25th.

Where? Locations Listed below.

Thousands of UPTE Healthcare (HX), Research (RX), and Technical (TX) members have just voted to authorize a strike, with 97% voting YES. AFSCME 3299 has announced that Patient Care Technical workers (EX) will strike October 23-25 and UPTE is calling a sympathy strike by the members of the HX, RX and TX Units. We know that this will be our biggest strike ever – but we have to make sure that all of our co-workers are committed to join us on the picket lines each day of the strike.

UC just announced the insulting terms it is imposing on PCT workers – increases to healthcare premiums, a risky 401k opt out, flat wages that don’t even keep up with inflation. We have to show UC that we won’t let UC get away with spending more and more on their own 1% at the same time they impose cuts on our Patient Care Technical co-workers. We have the power to make sure that UC serves the interests of students, workers, patients, and the community; not just Chancellors, CEOs, and Regents.

Everyone in UPTE’s Healthcare (HX), Research (RX), and Technical (TX) units should report to the picket line at 9 am instead of going to work for all 3 days of the strike – with the exception of a small number of employees who UPTE will notify directly, several days before the strike.

Your right to strike is legally protected, so make sure to let UPTE know if management attempts to intimidate you or retaliates against you in any way. Read our FAQ and a letter from our Legal Counsel if you have any additional questions! See you on the picket lines! Let’s show the Regents that we are fighting for a UC For the Many, Not the Few!

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