University of California Workers Vote to Ratify Union Pact (1)

Healthcare and service workers at the University of California system overwhelmingly voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the school securing higher wages and layoff protections.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 said Friday its members voted 96.4% in favor of approving the deal. AFSCME represents roughly 30,000 healthcare workers and several thousand custodians, groundskeepers, and food service employees across all ten University of California campuses.

The union reached the agreement with the university last week just hours before its members were set to walk off the job in an open-ended unfair labor practice ...