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At the same time UPTE is stating that the University refuses to bargain in good faith, the parties are bargaining over key issues of importance for these valued employees. Bargaining is scheduled for today and tomorrow at UC San Diego, where dozens of members…

Health care costs are rising nationally, and the University of California is not immune. These increases are consistent with other public employers in California. For example, CalPERS announced an overall weighted premium increase of 10.79 percent for 2025.…

AFSCME’s allegations of bad-faith bargaining are meritless. The University has had a robust economic proposal on the table for months which includes health care premium subsidies for lower-paid employees, 5 percent increases in 2025, and increasing the…

We continue to be disappointed by UPTE's unfounded allegations and rhetoric and its efforts to engage in a premature strike that will occur while we are still engaged in negotiations. For example, the University very recently passed a significant economic…