In Second Day Of Strike Against University Of California, About 500 Workers Show Up To Picket Line
At UC Davis Medical Center on Wednesday, officials said 76 percent of employees represented by the striking unions had crossed the picket lines and come into work.
Sacramento Bee:
500 Pickets Vent Frustration At UC On Day 2 Of Strike
Buoyed by the mid-morning arrival of a busload of employees from University of California, Merced, roughly 500 pickets spilled out four astride onto city sidewalks Wednesday from the rotary at UC Davis Medical Center. It was the second day of a three-day strike against the University of California health systems. Roughly 39,000 workers in AFSCME Local 3299 and UPTE -CWA Local 9119 are on strike Tuesday through Thursday of this week at the UC’s five academic hospitals around the state. (Anderson, 10/24)