UC San Diego Health service and patient care workers with AFSCME Local 3299 picket in protest of what they call unfair contract negotiations, Wednesday, La Jolla, Calif., March 20, 2024
Front-line workers for the University of California said they are tired of struggling to afford housing and other basic needs.They are demanding higher pay and equity in their current contract negotiations with the university system.“It’s horrific. We do not make enough money to make ends meet. It’s the economy. It's everything," saidShe joined dozens of coworkers on the picket line outside UC San Diego Health facilities in La Jolla.
Approximately 33,000 UC workers are represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees union.Dina Johnson is the operating room instrument coordinator at the Jacobs Medical Center. She is also a single mother of a son and daughter.“With the wage that they have here, it’s not enough. Because if you have to work overtime every day just to make ends meet, and just to feed your family, it's not fair," Johnson said.
“They are making housing unaffordable. It is causing a burden on taxpayers in the form of increased homelessness and to lean on the social system," said Pamela Cale, a UC San Diego Health inpatient medical coder."The University of California recognizes housing affordability is challenging for all Californians, including UC students, faculty, and staff. We are committed to recognizing our union-represented employees with competitive compensation packages as part of their employment.
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