SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County and its largest employee union appear to have struck a deal and averted a major strike that could have brought many of its services to a screeching halt.

When the game ended, Union manager John Hackworth said it looked like Cruz might have some kind of fracture. But the shooting pain in his foot soon subsided, and, over the next few days ...

SANTA CRUZ — Service workers with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union, or AFSCME Local 3299 at UC Santa Cruz and across the University of California system ...