UC Regents: Reimburse UC postdocs for out-of-pocket costs due to UC providing misleading info & failing to provide health coverage.

The Issue

The University of California is contractually obligated to provide health benefits to post-doctoral scholars.  Unfortunately, UC chose to violate the union contract and deny some workers – many of them new immigrants to this country – the health coverage they are entitled to, causing them go without coverage or purchase expensive plans on the open market.  UC gave post-doctoral scholars misleading information and effectively took thousands of dollars out of their pockets – and is still refusing to reimburse those to whom they did not provide appropriate health benefits. It's past time for UC to play fair and reimburse these workers!

 

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The Issue

The University of California is contractually obligated to provide health benefits to post-doctoral scholars.  Unfortunately, UC chose to violate the union contract and deny some workers – many of them new immigrants to this country – the health coverage they are entitled to, causing them go without coverage or purchase expensive plans on the open market.  UC gave post-doctoral scholars misleading information and effectively took thousands of dollars out of their pockets – and is still refusing to reimburse those to whom they did not provide appropriate health benefits. It's past time for UC to play fair and reimburse these workers!

 

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UAW, representing over 50,000 academic workers nationwidePetition Starter

The Decision Makers

University of California Regents
University of California Regents

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