The contract will also give a $1,500 payment to permanent employees and increase the union’s minimum wage to $30.10 by April 2029. The agreement also includes annual wage increases amounting to 19% and additional 8% step increases over the life of the contract.

a ballot measure that would support housing for UC employees gathered enough signatures to appear on the California ballot in November, according to AFSCME Local 3299’s website. The University of California Support Staff Down Payment Loans measure would require the UC to create a down payment loan system for first-time homebuyers who have worked for the University for at least five years.

Anyone that says unions don't work, print this out and slap them with it.