6/13-14 UCB CLERICALS STRIKE HOURS AND LOCATIONS

>3 UNIONS STRIKE
> -- AND UC'S OUT
>
>OUT of excuses for why it treats its lower-paid workers so badly,
causing
>AFSCME and UPTE to strike over UC's unfair labor practices, and
causing
>CUE to strike over our terrible wages.
>
>In 2003-04 bargaining, CUE made a modest pay demand, but UC refused to
>meet it. CUE scaled its demand down to a 1% general increase and a 1/2
step
>merit for all employees, including those topped out, all effective
>retroactively
>to October 2003. UC still refused to offer an increase.
>
>CUE would not accept that 0% was an OK pay raise for UC's clericals,
and
>the contract was never settled. We went to official impasse status and
to
>fact-
>finding, where a neutral, state-appointed arbitrator, G. McKay, ruled
that UC
>CAN AFFORD CLERICAL PAY INCREASES & SHOULD GIVE THEM.
>UC still refused. (Now UC has the nerve to claim that 03-04 bargaining
ended
>with a "compromise," because they gave small increases to fewer than a
dozen
>clericals - out of a work-force of 16,500.
>
>The arbitrator found:
>
> * Wages for UC Administrative Assistant Is and IIs lag
behind the
>market rate by 24%; Administrative Assistant IIIs by 13%.
>
> * Library Assistant pay at UC is 33% less than at CSU.
>Administrative Assistants earn 22.7% less.
>
> * UC's annual NET income goes up every year; 2003-04 net
income
>was $786 million.
>
> * UC diverted $20 million that was earmarked for clerical
> salaries to
>other projects.
>
>Using UC's own figures, economist P. Donohue had already demonstrated
that
>UC has over $5 billion in unrestricted funds that could be used for
fair
>wages,
>for offsetting student fee hikes and program cuts. So while UC pays
gigantic
>salaries and bonuses to top administrators, it ignores the people who
make
>UC work, the students who can barely afford fees, and the
now-deteriorating
>academic programs.
>
>UC claims the state budget crisis makes it impossible to give us
>increases, but
>UC has plenty of money even with the crisis. Only 1/3 of the funding
for
>clerical salaries comes from the state.
>
>CUE demands the increases that UC refused, effective October 2003, and
we
>demand that UC award the equity adjustments that arbitrator McKay
>recommended to bring Library Assistant pay in line with Administrative
>Assistant pay.
>
>UC is out of excuses. And we'll be out on the picket lines next week!
>
>Please join us in this 100% legal strike to tell the administration
what you
>think of clerical salaries at UC.
>**********************
>>Date: 9 Jun 2005 01:20:50 -0000
>>To: clericals [at] cueunion.org
>>From: CUE <clericals [at] cueunion.org>
>>Reply-to: CUE <clericals [at] cueunion.org>
>>Subject: CUE STRIKE HOURS AND LOCATIONS
>>
>>STRIKE NOTICE
>>
>>
>>
>>On Monday June 13, Tuesday June 14, and Wednesday June 15, CUE, the
union
>>that represents UC clerical workers on all the UC campuses will be on
>>strike to demand increased wages. CUE has notified the University of
our
>>intent to strike based on their poor wage offer (0% increase) for our
>>2003-04 contract. Please join us on the picket lines!
>>
>>PICKET TIMES AND PLACES
>>
>>(Join any of these lines during any of these times!)
>>
>>MONDAY, JUNE 13:
>>
>> East Gate: 5:00 am -
>>
>> Physical Plant, 2000 Carleton St: 5:00 am -
>>
>> Richmond Field Station: 7:30 am -5:00 pm
>>
>> Bancroft & Telegraph: 7:30 am -5:00 pm
>>
>> Center & Oxford: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
>>
>> Bancroft/Telegraph: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
>>
>>
>>TUESDAY, JUNE 14:
>> Bancroft/Telegraph: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
>>
>>
>>
>>WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15:
>>
>> UCOP, 1111 Franklin Street: 7:00 am - early afternoon
>>
>>
>>THINK WE CAN'T AFFORD TO STRIKE?
>>
>>WE CAN'T AFFORD **NOT** TO STRIKE!
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