Hundreds of health care workers protested outside UC Davis Health on Stockton Boulevard Wednesday, calling for higher wages and lower health care costs. Workers described working multiple jobs and struggling to cover expenses.

UC Davis Medical Center workers marched in the rain in Sacramento on Nov. 20, 2024, joining thousands of UC health care workers during a statewide strike by AFSCME Local 3299. The workers are asking for higher wages and a stop to an increase to their medical insurance.

Tens of thousands of University of California health system workers are striking across the state, including workers at Sacramento’s UC Davis Medical Center.Hundreds of UC service workers joined the picket lines Wednesday in front of the facility on Stockton Blvd.

Tens of thousands of University of California Health System workers are striking across the state, including workers at Sacramento’s UC Davis Medical Center. Hundreds of UC service workers joined the picket lines Wednesday in front of the facility on Stockton Blvd.

A union representing tens of thousands of workers across the University of California system plans to execute a 48-hour strike next week, following an extended period of contract negotiations and allegations of bad-faith bargaining.

Thousands of University of California health and service workers have hit the picket line as of Wednesday morning.

AFSCME Local 3299 members cite unfair labor practices by the University of California. But UC officials say they fundamentally disagree with the union’s characterization of negotiations.

About 75 UC Davis workers chanted, “Hey, hey, ho, ho! UC greed has got to go!” and “UC UC: You’re no good; treat your workers like you should,” as they

According to the AFSCME Local 3299 union, the strike will include roughly 37,000 UC workers “at every UC campus and medical facility across the state.” The strike began at midnight Wednesday and continues until midnight Thursday.

Union members picketed at all UC medical facilities, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and at UC Irvine Medical Center.