To: Dean Frank H. Wu, UC Hastings Board of Directors, and UC President Janet Napolitano
UC Hastings Students Stand with Campus Workers
UC Hastings workers in AFSCME Local 3299’s College Services Unit are standing up for staffing protections, benefit protections, and fair wage increases, and we stand with them. UC Hastings students depend on the countless professional services provided by our workers, and our workers deserve fair treatment. We call on UC Hastings Dean Frank Wu and the Board of Directors settle a fair contract. A first-rate law school must not settle for second class!
Why is this important?
UC Hastings students have a rich history of standing alongside UC Hastings workers in struggles for justice, from winning Union recognition to settling a first contract. After a year of negotiations, Hastings management is attempting to roll back critical staffing protections, freeze wages, and cut benefits. Worse, UC Hastings failed to bargain in good faith when management unilaterally implemented retirement cuts and contribution increases—an action for which the Public Employment Relations Board has issued a formal complaint.
Rather than bad-faith bargaining, UC Hastings must instead follow the example set by other UC negotiators. The University of California has settled agreements with virtually all workers in the UC system. UC Hastings workers alone continue to work without a fair contract.
Rather than bad-faith bargaining, UC Hastings must instead follow the example set by other UC negotiators. The University of California has settled agreements with virtually all workers in the UC system. UC Hastings workers alone continue to work without a fair contract.