Medical workers at UC on strike

Thousands of University of California medical workers are walking off the job in a contract dispute that has prompted the rescheduling of surgeries and thousands of outpatient appointments.|
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of University of California medical workers are walking off the job in a contract dispute that has prompted the rescheduling of surgeries and thousands of outpatient appointments.

The three-day strike that begins Tuesday targets five UC hospitals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Irvine and Davis, along with clinics, campuses and research facilities.

The union says 15,000 radiology technicians, pharmacists and other workers - but not nurses - are striking. About 24,000 other workers, including cooks, are walking in sympathy.

Hospitals have hired temporary replacements and rescheduled appointments. UC San Francisco hospital also has rescheduled nearly 240 surgeries.

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