AFSCME is asking you to consider another strike. Striking hurts patients, students and your co-workers and only delays you getting a fair contract.
Some important facts to consider:
Service staff missed out on a 6% pay increase due to AFSCME
If AFSCME had accepted UC’s April settlement offer, service employees would have received a total 6 percent pay increase by now, plus a one-time payment of $750. Because AFSCME rejected UC’s offer, service employees have missed out on thousands of dollars in pay increases this year:
Position | Average Annual salary* | October pay if AFSCME had accepted UC’s April 6 offer | Missed 2018 pay increase | Missed one-time payment | Total cash missed due to AFSCME** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Building Maint. Worker | $47,310 | $50,148 | $2,838 | $750 | $3,588 |
Groundskeeper | $46,329 | $49,108 | $2,779 | $750 | $3,529 |
Senior Custodian | $39,925 | $42,320 | $2,395 | $750 | $3,145 |
Food Service Worker | $39,219 | $41,572 | $2,353 | $750 | $3,103 |
*Source: Oct. 2017 UC data **Based on annualized pay
When AFSCME strikes, you lose
AFSCME’s May strike had no effect on UC’s offers and caused striking employees to lose hundreds of dollars in pay — approximately $500 for the average service employee. Can you afford to lose even more money by participating in another AFSCME strike?
Strikes hurt patients, students and co-workers
Make no mistake — strikes impact patients, students and other UC employees. We think it is wrong for AFSCME leaders to hurt patients, students and your co-workers with another strike.