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University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE)

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The Technical Unit (TX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory technical support personnel in a highly diverse unit who provide a great range of technical support services for academic and scientific research 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 5,071* employees.

An approximate breakdown of the number of technical support personnel at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
ANR34
Berkeley534
Davis 1,032
Davis Medical Center64
Irvine290
Irvine Medical Center44
LBNL140
Los Angeles 969
Los Angeles Medical Center67
Merced32
Office of the President21
Riverside183
San Diego 746
San Diego Medical Center64
San Francisco416
San Francisco Medical Center63
Santa Barbara224
Santa Cruz149
Total5,072
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, April 2025