Union Calls for Lawmakers To Investigate UC Hospital System
Last week, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 -- which is at a stalemate in contract negotiations with the University of California -- said that UC medical facilities are understaffed and put patients' health at risk. The union urged state authorities to investigate its complaints. UC officials called the probe request a bargaining ploy.
- "Union Calls for Legislature To Investigate UC Hospital System" (Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, 3/8).