UC WORKERS TO HOLD FIRST-EVER STATEWIDE RALLY,
DEFEND QUALITY EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, RESEARCH

FROM SAN DIEGO TO Sacramento, University of California workers will hold the first-ever statewide rally to defend quality education, research and healthcare on Feb. 26. Members of the Coalition of University Employees (clerical workers), California Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT Lecturers), AFSCME, Union of Professional and Technical Employees (CWA), California Nurses Association and other campus employees will hold lunchtime rallies at campuses statewide.

UC, dubbed "California's worst public employer" by a State Legislative panel nearly three years ago, continues to treat workers unfairly and remain unaccountable to the public. The State Public Employee Relations Board has received 69 unfair labor practice charges against UC.

"UC used to stand for quality education, research and healthcare," said clerical workers' union president Claudia Horning, "But today it stands for unfair and unaccountable. Workers call on the University to keep its commitment to employees and the public."

For more information, visit www.cueunion.org.

ALL RALLIES BEGIN AT 12:15 PM

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2003

Berkeley:
Assemble at California Hall, march to Sproul Plaza (arrive approx. 12:20pm).
Giant puppets, musical band.
Assemblymember Loni Hancock (staffer) ; Judy Goff, Alameda Labor Council;
Jessica Quindel, Graduate Student Assembly.
Contact: Amatullah Alaji-Sabrie, (510) 435-8417.

Davis:
Silo Courtyard, off Hutchinson Dr. in the center of campus
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante (invited).  Union representatives.

Los Angeles:
Murphy Hall, 410 Charles Young Dr. East (use parking lot P2, off
Hilgard/Manning Av.)
Charles Lester, Los Angeles Federation of Labor; Jerry Greenstein, office of
Assemblyman Paul Koretz.

Riverside:
Assemble at Arts Building (University at Canyon Av.), march to Hinderaker
Hall
Contact Rita Skinner, (909) 260-5298.

San Diego:
Assemble at Geisel Library (on Library Walk), march to Chancellor's office.
Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe (staffer); union representatives
Contact: Sally Hampton, (760) 500-5497(cell) or Chris Hertzog, (619)
957-6790.

San Francisco:
Medical Sciences Building, 513 Parnassus Av. Supervisor Tom Ammiano,
Representative of physicians group, union members.
Contact Marian Chapman, (415) 794-3234.

Santa Barbara:
"Regentsville" Soupline with union-management tug-of-war
Prof. Nelson Lichtenstein, union representatives.
Beverly Leaney (805) 714-1056 or Brandon Johnson, President,  (805)
570-4300.

Santa Cruz:
Baytree/Quarry Plaza off Hagar Dr. (parking near bookstore).
Union representatives including City Councilmember Mike Rotkin (invited).
Contact Julie Jacobs, (831) 278-0881 or 420-0258.

COALITION OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES
State Headquarters: 2855 Telegraph Av., Berkeley CA
(510) 845-2221 Fax (510) 845-7444 www.cueunion.org