The union representing the workers says the university refuses to negotiate certain pay scales and raised health care premiums during bargaining.

Roughly 11,000 service and patient care workers at the UC San Diego campus and medical facilities are taking part in a one-day, statewide strike on Tuesday. For the second time in just a little over a month,

Citing what they say are unfair labor practices, union workers plan to stage a one-day strike Tuesday at University of California medical and academic campuses statewide, including UC San Diego. UC San Diego Health said Monday that it expects little impact to patients from the strike with all facilities expected to remain “open and operational.