University of California registered nurses are voting this week on whether to authorize a “sympathy strike” (in solidarity with another UC union) if its members choose to go on strike over their collective bargaining contract dispute. AFSCME Local 3299 announced last week that its UC members have voted to authorize a system-wide strike. No date has been set for a possible AFSCME strike. AFSCME is bargaining for its service and patient care members.
A sympathy strike happens when one union agrees to participate in a strike called by a union representing other workers who have a union contract with that same employer.
