What AFSCME Local 3299 does

AFSCME Local 3299 (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299) is a non-profit labor union founded in 1948 and headquartered in Oakland, California. It represents over 42,000 University of California workers across three bargaining units: Service Workers (SX) including custodians, gardeners, food service and facilities staff; Patient Care Technical Workers (EX) at UC medical centers; and Skilled Craft Workers (K7) at UC facilities. Coverage spans UC's 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, clinics, research laboratories, and UC Hastings College of the Law, making it the largest employee union at UC.

The union's core product is labor representation: collective bargaining, contract enforcement, legal support, grievance handling, and advocacy on wages, healthcare, retirement, job security, and working conditions. It is funded through recurring member dues (a subscription-style model where each represented worker pays monthly), with revenue reported only in aggregate to the U.S. Department of Labor. Go-to-market is community-led: organizing campaigns, strikes, rallies, petition drives, and digital content distributed via its website, email newsletter, and X/Twitter. The union does not operate a technology platform, API, SDK, or proprietary software; no AI, machine learning, or data products are part of the offering.

In May 2026 AFSCME Local 3299 concluded protracted negotiations with the University of California by ratifying a historic tentative agreement with 96.4% support, securing minimum-wage gains ($25/5% campaign), a 6%+2% step wage increase, and healthcare rate caps of 7.5% (Kaiser) and 5% (Blue & Gold). Leadership is elected, with Michael Avant currently serving as President and Liz Perlman as Executive Director; the union operates as a local chapter of the national AFSCME federation.

Name

AFSCME Local 3299

Legal name

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299

Website

https://afscme3299.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AFSCME Local 3299 is a non-profit labor union founded in 1948 that represents over 42,000 University of California service, patient care technical, and skilled craft workers across 10 campuses and 5 medical centers, funded through recurring member dues and focused on collective bargaining and worker advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland Mills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: AFSCME Local 3299 generates revenue through membership dues from represented workers at the University of California system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AFSCME Local 3299 is a labor union that represents over 42,000 University of California workers, including Service workers (SX), Patient Care Technical workers (EX), and Skilled Craft workers (K7) at UC's 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, clinics, and research laboratories. Its core offering is union representation, which includes collective bargaining for wages and benefits, contract enforcement, legal advocacy on worker rights, and mobilization through organizing and strike actions.

Product overview

AFSCME Local 3299 is a labor union, not a technology product company. It provides union representation services to University of California workers, including collective bargaining, worker rights advocacy, contract enforcement, and organizing services. The organization does not offer software products or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Representation Services Labor union representing over 42,000 University of California workers including Service workers (SX), Patient Care Technical workers (EX), and Skilled Craft workers (K7) at UC's 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, clinics, and research laboratories. Services include collective bargaining, contract enforcement, legal representation, organizing, and advocacy for fair wages, healthcare benefits, retirement security, and job protections.

Quantifiable outcome

• $25/5% minimum wage increase achieved through campaign
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Teamsters: The Teamsters represent public- and private-sector workers including drivers, facilities, and logistics roles that overlap with AFSCME Local 3299's skilled craft and service worker base, especially around public-sector and university contract opportunities.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU represents private- and public-sector service and healthcare workers across the U.S., overlapping with AFSCME Local 3299's core service-worker and patient-care membership and competing for similar organizing territory in California healthcare.
• AFSCME: AFSCME is the national parent federation of AFSCME Local 3299 and operates across state, county, and municipal public-sector workers nationwide, providing shared infrastructure, legal resources, and political mobilization capacity.
• UNITE HERE: UNITE HERE represents hotel, food service, and other service workers — categories that overlap with AFSCME Local 3299's service (SX) bargaining unit and frequently intersect on broader California labor coalition activity.
• California Nurses Association / National Nurses United (CNA/NNU): CNA/NNU represents registered nurses at UC medical centers and other California hospitals, sitting alongside AFSCME Local 3299's patient care technical units and frequently coordinating (or competing) on UC system-wide bargaining and legislative campaigns.

Direct peers

• California State Employees Association (CSEA): CSEA represents California state civil service employees under the same general public-sector collective bargaining framework, sharing member demographics, dues structures, and political environment with AFSCME Local 3299's UC workforce.
• University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA): UPTE-CWA represents other University of California technical, professional, and healthcare workers, often coordinating bargaining and political activity directly with AFSCME Local 3299 across the same UC campuses and medical centers.
• UC-AFT (American Federation of Teachers at the University of California): UC-AFT represents UC lecturers and other academic appointees across the same University of California system, frequently joining coalitions with AFSCME Local 3299 on bargaining and statewide political advocacy.

Regional players

• California Federation of Teachers (CFT): CFT is a California statewide union federation representing educators and public-sector workers, often co-advocating with AFSCME Local 3299 on California labor legislation and ballot initiatives affecting public employees.
• AFSCME Council 57: AFSCME Council 57 is a California-based intermediate body of AFSCME locals representing public employees outside UC, sharing the same parent federation, dues infrastructure, and political environment as AFSCME Local 3299.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afscme3299
• Facebookfacebook.com/Afscme3299
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afscme3299

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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