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UC strike averted as tentative agreement reached with 40,000 service and hospital workers
UC strike is averted as AFSCME Local 3299, representing 40,000 technical patient care workers and service staff, reaches a tentative agreement that it says won major raises and caps on healthcare premium costs.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, UC strike averted as tentative agreement reached with 40,000 service and hospital workers, UC strike is averted as AFSCME Local 3299, representing 40,000 technical patient care workers and service staff, reaches a tentative agreement that it says won major raises and caps on healthcare premium costs.
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- UC strike averted as tentative agreement reached with 40,000 service and hospital workersLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-14T14:23:20+00:00
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