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California Assembly approves hike in state's minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — The Assembly passed a proposal Thursday to hike California's minimum wage from $8 to $9.25 an hour over the next three years and require future increases to keep pace with inflation. Higher wages would "allow our families to provide...
Tags: Material Science, Kristin Olsen, Ron Calderon, Labor Legislation, Alex Padilla
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Bill would allow child-care workers to unionize
SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly approved legislation Thursday that would allow thousands of child-care workers to join unions, renewing a controversial proposal that has been vetoed by governors from both political parties. The bill (AB 641),...Tags: Labor Legislation, Donald P. Wagner, Employees, Susan Bonilla, Ben Hueso
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Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The unions must maintain a minimum level of staffing among certain units,...Tags: Heart Problems, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court
Patient care workers at the University of California's medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Healthcare Policies
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Court will decide how many UC workers can strike
Patient care workers at the University of California’s medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Healthcare Policies, Mike Feuer
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Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries
SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...
Tags: Interior Policy, Hospitals and Clinics, Pension and Welfare, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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13 healthcare workers arrested in protest at UC regents meeting
SACRAMENTO -- Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday at the UC regents meeting during a sit-down protest by healthcare workers threatening to strike at the system's medical centers. The University of California regents left during the protest while...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Regional Authority, Students, Strikes, Government
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Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22
The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Unions
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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Davis, Career and Workplace, Strikes
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Strike at UC medical centers continues; more picketing Wednesday
As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests, Unions
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Strikes, Medical Procedures and Tests, Interior Policy
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