Sharing an opinion piece by Liz Ortega-Toro, Executive Secretary-Treasurer that ran in the East Bay Express yesterday on Outsourcing:

“Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality.  The University of California has pioneered replacing employees with contractors.  It’s a cancerous trend.”

“We need to stop deluding ourselves into the idea that the non-traditional employment relationships that perpetuate economic inequality are just a private sector problem.  California’s premier public university system is doing the same thing, and its employees, students, and patients deserve better.”

Read the full article:  https://m.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/outsourcing-perpetuates-economic-inequality/Content?oid=26672146