Research Support Professionals
University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE)
About the Research Support Professionals unit
The Research Support Professionals Unit (RX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory research support professionals who provide highly specialized and complex scientific support for researchers throughout the UC system and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The unit is represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees union (UPTE). Currently, the unit includes approximately 6,454* employees.
An approximate breakdown of the number of Research Support Professionals at each location is as follows:
| Location | Headcount |
|---|---|
| ANR | 67 |
| Berkeley | 300 |
| Davis | 900 |
| Davis Medical Center | 7 |
| Irvine | 340 |
| Irvine Medical Center | 2 |
| LBNL | 133 |
| Los Angeles | 1,449 |
| Los Angeles Medical Center | 2 |
| Merced | 9 |
| Riverside | 67 |
| San Diego | 1,518 |
| San Diegho Medical Center | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1,594 |
| San Francisco Medical Center | 1,579 |
| Santa Barbara | 86 |
| Santa Cruz | 59 |
| Total | 6,534 |