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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 16h

“Sadly, we’ve been met with disrespect, a lack of urgency, and excuses while UC doles out massive raises for executives and billions for hospital acquisition and new construction. It’s the very definition of misplaced priorities.” #union www.independent.com/2025/10/06/u...

UC Workers Authorize Longer Strikes After ‘Last, Best, Final’ Offer

The union representing 400 healthcare, research, and technical staff at UC Santa Barbara prepares for a statewide walkout.

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: With 10,000 PLUS votes in, more UPTE members voted YES to strike than during our vote in February. We're stronger and more fired up than ever as we continue our fight for our patients, students, and research. ✊ ✊ ✊

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, @catherinestefani.bsky.social, for recognizing the important contributions UPTE members make in every corner of our state and for urging @uofcalifornia.bsky.social President Milliken to engage with urgency in our ongoing negotiations to address UC's staffing crisis.

UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 5d

A strike of any length could be announced at any time. Any strike that includes a UC hospital will be accompanied by a 10-day notice. Our vote results send a strong message to UC—there's still time to act, but we won't back down. Our patients, research, and students can't afford it. More at upte.org

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 5d

UC might think it can wear us down, but we're more committed to our fight than ever. In the last two weeks, we've painted every worksite blue as thousands of members cast ballots in our strike authorization vote. TODAY is your last chance to join us: upte.org/vote

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 5d

Clinical social workers keep SF’s most vulnerable alive and out of crisis via harm reduction and diversion. Yet UCSF funds them with short-term grants—leaving vital care underpaid and unstable. Thank you, Supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social, for standing with us! #UnionStrong #Union #UCSF

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for always being a champion for working folks, @asmlizortega.bsky.social!

Assemblymember Liz Ortega @asmlizortega.bsky.social · 6d

It was such a pleasure meeting with UPTE-CWA 9119! Thank you for fighting for high-quality healthcare and research at the University of California! 💪🏼 @uptecwa.bsky.social

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 6d

THE STRIKE VOTE ENDS TODAY. If this year has taught me anything, it’s that solidarity isn’t an idea. It’s a practice: showing up for each other. That’s why I’m voting YES to strike. Cast your ballot with the link in the bio. #Strike #StrikeReady

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 6d

Thousands of @uofcalifornia.bsky.social workers are voting to strike because we can no longer watch clinical studies languish while patients suffer. How much closer to curing cancer or other diseases could we be? #union

Join Alexis in voting yes at upte.org/vote

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 6d

“Believe in the Greater Good” says @ucdavishealth.bsky.social, while laying off Clinical Research Coordinators, which stalls life-saving studies and cuts patients off from cutting-edge care. Shame on Interim CEO Michael Condrin. Bring back our CRCs #union

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, Assemblymember Valencia, for your words of solidarity in your recent letter to President James Milliken and for urging a swift resolution to our ongoing negotiations. Our patients, research, and students can't continue to wait while UC drags its feet #union

UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 7d

Our strike vote closes on Oct 2! We've talked to thousands of coworkers across the state about UC's ongoing disregard for our concerns and the importance of being ready to #strike to defend patient care, research, and students. Are you with us?

Vote now: upte.org/vote

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 7d

UC is counting on fatigue, but we won’t let it. UC’s strategy is to wait us out. UC wants us to stop showing up so it doesn’t have to fix what’s broken. That’s why I’m voting YES to strike. Join me today. Link to vote is in the bio. #Strike #StrikeReady

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 8d

For years, UC Davis has jeopardized the health and vision of the most vulnerable patients in our hospital by refusing to take the concerns of optometrists seriously. Today, we marched on the boss to demand solutions. Our patients can't wait 💪 #union

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 8d

UC is attempting to force through an offer that will drive more clinicians out the door and put patient care at risk. If we want to stop that from happening, we need to act together. That’s why I’m voting YES to strike. Join me today. Link to vote is in the bio. #Strike #StrikeReady

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 9d

In just a five-year period, the market value of UCI's total endowment shot up by $1.7 BILLION. Another skyrocketing number—UCI's ambulance diversion rates (when emergency departments direct an ambulance to go to another hospital). Learn more: upte.org/thecost

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 9d

UCD Chancellor Gary May enjoyed a nearly 34% salary increase last year. Meanwhile, as few as two vet techs sometimes have to care for upwards of 60 recovering animals at UCD's VMTH, resulting in dangerously low standards of care.❗upte.org/thecost

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 10d

We can be handed an impossible number of patients and told, “That’s your assignment.” It’s not manageable. That’s why I’m voting YES to strike. Join me today. Link to vote is in the bio. #Strike #StrikeReady

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 10d

“I have had to tell far too many patients in the last few years that their delays in obtaining diagnostic testing and care negatively impacted their chances at recovery." While UCSF Health's financial growth remains strong, patient care declines. 📉 upte.org/thecost

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 11d

Johnese Spisso, President of UCLA Health and UCLA Hospital System CEO, makes $2,783,560 a year. Another big number? The % of people who leave emergency departments at UCLA without being seen is 250% higher than state and nat'l averages. 🚨 Learn more: upte.org/thecost

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 11d

Last year, UCSD Health projected their total annual revenue will continue to grow, surging to $7.25 BILLION within the next ten years. Also surging? 📈 Patient wait times and average length of stay. The cost of UC's misplaced priorities is steep. Learn just how steep: upte.org/thecost

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 11d

Over the last 15 months, UC has shown us that we won't get answers at the bargaining table but by refusing to back down from our fight. UC wants us to think that their "Last, Best, Final" offer is a great deal, but don't be fooled. Learn more at upte.org/thetruth #union

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for your words of solidarity as we fight to reset UC's priorities, Sen. Cortese! Delivering world-class healthcare, research, and education is only possible when we value the people responsible for delivering those services.

UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 12d

Social work and behavioral health workers at Davis packed the house to get strike-ready today! Have you cast your ballot yet? Head over to upte.org/vote if not 💪

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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 12d

If you’ve ever thought, “This system won’t change,” this is your moment to prove it can—when we vote together. That’s why I’m voting YES to strike. Join me today. Link to vote in the bio. #Strike #StrikeReady

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