AFSCME

Bill would allow child-care workers to unionize

2013-05-30 11:56:00

SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly approved legislation Thursday that would allow thousands of child-care workers to join unions, renewing a controversial proposal that has been vetoed by governors from both political parties. The bill (AB 641),...

California Assembly approves hike in state's minimum wage

2013-05-30 23:18:00

SACRAMENTO — The Assembly passed a proposal Thursday to hike California's minimum wage from $8 to $9.25 an hour over the next three years and require future increases to keep pace with inflation. Higher wages would "allow our families to provide...

Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...

Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers

2013-05-20 16:05:00

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's�planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The�unions�must maintain�a minimum�level of staffing�among certain units,...

UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court

2013-05-19 15:40:00

Patient care workers at the University of California's medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for a...

Court will decide how many UC workers can strike

2013-05-17 19:07:00

Patient care workers at the University of California’s medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for...

Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries

2013-05-16 19:31:00

SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...

13 healthcare workers arrested in protest at UC regents meeting

2013-05-15 11:14:00

SACRAMENTO -- Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday at the UC regents meeting during a sit-down protest by healthcare workers threatening to strike at the system's medical centers. The University of California regents left during the protest while...

Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years

2013-05-15 19:30:00

SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...

Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22

2013-05-10 16:52:00

The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...

UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work

2013-05-22 14:28:00

As�University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday,�hospital administrators�said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...

Strike at UC medical centers continues; more picketing Wednesday

2013-05-21 19:07:00

As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...

Protesters rally in front of the Sacramento Convention Center on Wednesday in support of University of California's AFSCME 3299 workers as UC Regents meet inside.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Michael Sarkozi (left) and other members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, protest Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn as he addresses an audience during the Illinois State Fair at the fairgrounds in Springfield.

2012-08-15 00:00:00

Michael Sarkozi (left) and other members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees protest Governor Pat Quinn as he addresses an audience during the Illinois State Fair at the fairgrounds in Springfield.

2012-08-15 00:00:00