UC Strike Timeline: Decades of Labor Actions
UC Strike Timeline: Four Decades of Labor Action
Mapping 40+ years of University of California worker strikes and wage battles
WORKERS STRIKING
37,500
AFSCME Local 3299 members
UC MEDICAL CENTERS
5
serving 5.8M patients annually
TOTAL UC EMPLOYEES
230,000
16% walking out in May
LARGEST STRIKE SINCE
2022
48,000 academic workers, 6 weeks
Strike Timeline (1980–2025)
Understanding the Strike
Data sources: AFSCME Local 3299, UC Office of the President, California PERB, Bureau of Labor Statistics