AFSCME negotiations updates
Negotiations summary
- Bargaining began in January
- UC has offered AFSCME 26 proposals and 36 counterproposals
- AFSCME has presented 42 proposals and three counterproposals
- AFSCME has not responded to or acknowledged any UC proposals since May
- Contracts expire on July 31, 2024 (EX) and October 31, 2024 (SX)
- UC and AFSCME are in the final stage of the impasse process at PERB
Offers to date
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TOPIC/ISSUE |
UC OFFERS |
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Wages |
Effective July 1, 2025, all employees will receive a minimum wage of $25 an hour and at least a 5 percent across-the-board pay raise. This meets AFSCME’s original demand of 25/5. On average, AFSCME members’ pay will increase by 26 percent over the contract's life. The value of the increases total $700 million. |
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Health Care Premium Credits |
$75 or $100 monthly credits to offset health care premiums, totaling $900 or $1,200 annually per employee. |
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Work-Life Balance |
Expanded vacation and sick leave. Added Juneteenth as a paid federal holiday. |
Latest AFSCME news
AFSCME represented units at UC
The American Federation of State, Municipal and County Employees (AFSCME) union has two bargaining units representing 32,800 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.
The benefits of working at UC
- Choice of medical plans
- Tuition discounts
- Fully employer-paid:
- Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance
- Legal, pet, auto and/or home insurance
All AFSCME-represented UC employees are also entitled to generous retirement benefits from UC.