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Patient care workers at five University of California medical centers are going on strike for two-days. The workers, who include nursing aides, surgical technicians and respiratory therapists, are striking over pay, pension changes and staffing. About 12,000 workers are expected to participate in the walkout. The medical centers say that they have plans to handle patients during the walkout, and a judge ruled that minimum staffing had to be kept in some units, including neonatal and intensive care. The two sides have been negotiating for almost a year over a new contract.