One Day Strike Held *Yesterday*
KTVU:

University of California research and technical employees walked off the job for one day Thursday to protest what they called unfair labor practices.

UPTE-CWA Local 9119, the union representing nearly 10,000 employees, has been bargaining with UC since May 2004. The union says UC hasn't responded to questions about researcher turnover or the amount of money available for raises...

According to UC, UPTE rejected the university's latest offer, including wage increases for the next three years. The university said the union countered with a proposal including a 3.4 percent increase for 2004-05. UC officials say the union knows that raise can't be given because UC didn't get enough state funding that year...

Based on this article, and others, it appears that the Union is asking for more than they can get in the current budget situation, while the University is offering less than the workers deserve (and is feasible to offer) and also not being a particularly good bargaining partner. I suspect, that just like the other recent apparent impasse that led to a one day strike, this situation will soon resolve itself in a mutually satisfactory way.Email This Post!