Tens of thousands of health workers with the University of California system including in the Sacramento area on Wednesday began a three-day strike across the state.

In conjunction with May Day, thousands of University of California health care, research and technical workers staged a one-day strike at UC facilities across the state.

A nurse at UC Health learned the patient she was caring for was responsible for a scholarship that helped her become a nurse.

Up to 20,000 unionized health care workers went on strike at all UC campuses and medical centers Thursday, the third such strike this year over what the unions say are unfair labor practices by UC ...