University of California unions wear down workers with fifth one-day strike

[TexasTowelie]

Yesterday nearly one thousand workers throughout the University of California (UC) higher education and health care system struck in a one-day action across the state.

The action was the third one-day strike called by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME 3299) in less than two months. AFSCME has a total membership throughout the UC system of over 25,000 workers and was joined by members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America (UPTE-CWA 9119), which represents over 13,000.

Reporters estimate that only 70-150 workers struck at each of the UC campuses. Despite a total membership of over 48,000, only two percent of the members of the AFSCME and UPTE locals came out for the one-day event.

The minuscule turnout is the expression of a trend, as the number of workers participating in the series of one-day strikes called by AFSCME continues to decline. Nearly 1,000 picketers at each of the 10 campuses rallied on March 20, but the numbers dropped to 200-300 per campus on April 10. Yesterday’s numbers were the lowest yet.

Read more: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/17/ucal-m17.html

Note: The validity of reports from WSWS is always questionable, but I'm posting this thread since it offers a different perspective than what is usually portrayed in mainstream media.

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1. WSWS is always questionable

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AKA Union Busters

Good luck!

The employee unions for both active and retired workers are very strong in California.

UNION YES.

Now you know why!

[BigmanPigman]

2. It was getting hard to get fellow teachers to protest

when I was a union rep at my site in CA. It is very frustrating and discouraging! Hearing their excuses made me want to puke....