Tens of thousands of health workers with the University of California system including in the Sacramento area are planning to strike across the state amid a continuing bird flu outbreak in the country.

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.The unions representing the workers picketing are the American Federation of State,

Contract negotiations between the UC system and the two unions representing more than 50,000 workers began months ago.