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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 6,534* employees.

An approximate breakdown of the number of Research Support Professionals at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
ANR67
Berkeley300
Davis900
Davis Medical Center7
Irvine 340
Irvine Medical Center2
LBNL133
Los Angeles 1,449
Los Angeles Medical Center2
Merced9
Riverside67
San Diego1,518
San Diegho Medical Center1
San Francisco 1,594
San Francisco Medical Center1,579
Santa Barbara86
Santa Cruz59
Total6,534
*GOA Data, April 2024