Jul 14, 2008 9:23 am US/Pacific
UC Workers Go On Strike Despite Court Order
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS) ―
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UC service workers picket in front of UC San Francisco Monday.
CBS
Union service workers at University of California campuses and hospitals walked off the job Monday morning, despite a court order that they not strike until after a hearing.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 says its members, everyone from janitors to food service workers, will remain on the picket lines through Friday.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Patrick Mahoney set a hearing for July 22 at the request of the Public Employment Relations Board, which filed suit after UC officials accused the union of bad faith bargaining and endangering public safety.
The union said it was calling a strike on behalf of the 8,000 service workers it represents. The job action could affect the University of California's five medical campuses, including UCSF, UC-Davis, UCLA, UC-Irvine and UC-San Diego, as well as all 10 UC campuses.
UC is offering the workers hourly wage increases from $10.28 to $11.50 to $12. But the union says that's just not enough to make ends meet as gas and food prices rise.
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