University of California files restraining order against union planning strike

http://www.dailycal.org/2013/05/15/university-of-california-files-restraining-order-against-union-planning-strike/

The University of California will seek a restraining order against a UC healthcare union representing nearly 13,000 workers in response to the union’s plans to strike on May 21.

If approved, the restraining order would prohibit the two-day strike planned by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299. According to a statement released by the UC Office of the President on Friday, strikes that pose an imminent threat to public health and safety are illegal under state law, and the university believes the strike would improperly withhold health care from the public.

Dianne Klein, a UC spokesperson, said that if the union cared about patient safety, it would not endanger patients by striking.