Union officials said Thursday the measure was approved by 96 percent of the roughly 10,000 employees who cast ballots over the past week. University spokesman Pete King called the vote a publicity stunt by unions that don’t want to participate in a furlough program. He says Yudof has no plans to resign. The vote was organized by unions representing about 60,000 custodians, nurses, clerks, technicians and other workers at campuses, hospitals and research facilities.

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by The Associated Press, The San Jose Mercury News.

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