# UC Reaches Contract Deal With Service, Hospital Workers, Averting Strike

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-15-uc-reaches-contract-deal-with-service-hospital-workers-averting-strike-33358b/
- Published: 2026-05-15
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: kqed_org
- Original report: https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/05/14/uc-reaches-contract-deal-with-service-hospital-workers-averting-strike/
- Topics: health-equity
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> The last-minute deal includes pay increases and lower healthcare costs for about 40,000 patient care and service employees at UC campuses statewide.

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*Originally reported by kqed_org. [Read more](https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/05/14/uc-reaches-contract-deal-with-service-hospital-workers-averting-strike/)*

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*Source: [https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/05/14/uc-reaches-contract-deal-with-service-hospital-workers-averting-strike/](https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/05/14/uc-reaches-contract-deal-with-service-hospital-workers-averting-strike/)*