Union reaches deal with UC system on contract
The University Professional & Technical Employees union approved the proposed contract Friday night, calling the deal historic. Workers at UC’s 10 campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will vote on it this week. Union workers include clinical lab scientists, social workers, pharmacists, staff research associates, computer resource specialists, editors and writers… Union president Jelger Kalmijn said the pension agreement was especially a “breakthrough” because it prevents a two-tiered pension system that would have pushed back retirement with similar benefits for workers by five years. UC spokeswoman Shelly Meron called the agreement fair and the result of two years of hard work.
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by AP, The San Francisco Chronicle.