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.

Offers to date 

TOPIC/ISSUE	UC OFFERS
Wages	Annual across-the-board wage increases of 5% in 2025, 4% in 2026, and 3% in 2027, 2028, and 2029, totaling 18% over the course of the contract. Hourly pay will increase to $25 an hour by July 1, 2025, for 7,378 AFSCME-represented UC employees. Step Increases Step increases for eligible employees in years two to five (2026-2029). There will be two steps after reclassification, instead of the current one step.
Health Care Premium Credits	UC has proposed healthcare premium reductions of up to $125 per month to help reduce health care 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.
Work-Life Balance	Expanded vacation and sick leave. Added Juneteenth as a paid federal holiday.

Latest AFSCME news

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
Oct. 9: Statement on AFSCME Assembly

AFSCME represented units at UC

The American Federation of State, Municipal and County Employees (AFSCME) union has two bargaining units representing 36,683 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.