AFSCME negotiations updates
Negotiations summary
- Bargaining began in January 2024
- Contracts expired on July 31, 2024 (EX) and October 31, 2024 (SX)
- UC and AFSCME finished the impasse process and are continuing to meet.
- A final fact-finding report was released Feb. 11.
- UC presented new offers to AFSCME on Feb. 11.
- April 2025: AFSCME Bargaining Recap
UC's Last, Best, and Final Offer: April 30, 2025
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UC OFFERS |
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Wages |
Annual across-the-board wage increases of 5% in 2025, 4% in 2026, and 3% in 2027, 2028 and 2029, totaling 19.3% over the course of the contract. Expedited Minimum Wage Increase: Hourly pay will increase to $25 an hour by July 1, 2025, for 7,689 AFSCME-represented UC employees. Step Increases: Eligible employees would also receive step increases of approximately 2% each year from 2026 through 2029, which, along with ATBs, result in total wage increases of 29% over the contract term. |
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Health Care Premium Credits |
UC has proposed healthcare premium reductions of up to $125 per month to help reduce healthcare costs for those who elect Kaiser HMO or UC Blue and Gold HMO. If accepted, many AFSCME-represented UC employees will have access to $0 health care premiums. |
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Work-Life Balance |
Added Juneteenth as a paid holiday, bringing the total paid holidays to 14. Decmeber 24 would be a premium pay holiday. The proposal would provide premium pay for six of the 14 paid holidays. |
Latest AFSCME news
- Apr. 30: Press Release: UC's Last, Best, Final Offer
- Apr. 30:
- Apr. 15: Statement on AFSCME-UPTE May 1 Strike Notice
- Apr. 1: April 1 AFSCME and UPTE Strike Statement
- Mar. 24: Statement on AFSCME and UPTE April 1 Strike
- Feb. 21: Statement on February AFSCME and UPTE Strike
- Feb. 12: Neutral Factfinder Overwhelmingly Favors UC Proposals To AFSCME
- Nov. 8: Statement on AFSCME Strike Notice
- Nov. 1: Statement on AFSCME Vote to Strike
- Nov. 1: Statement on Health Care Costs for AFSCME and UPTE Members
AFSCME represented units at UC
The American Federation of State, Municipal and County Employees (AFSCME) union has two bargaining units representing 37,481 patient care technical and service employees.
The Patient Care Technical Unit (EX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of employees engaged primarily in rendering patient support services at UC’s Medical Centers and in fewer numbers on UC’s campuses.
The Service Unit (SX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory employees who provide vital custodial, transportation, and related support services.