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 4,961* employees.
An approximate breakdown of the number of Research Support Professionals at each location is as follows:
| Location | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Berkeley | 268 |
| Davis (Campus & Med Center) | 803 |
| Irvine (Campus & Med Center) | 208 |
| LBNL | 169 |
| Los Angeles (Campus & Med Center) | 1,013 |
| Merced | 9 |
| Riverside | 89 |
| San Diego (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,217 |
| San Francisco (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,202 |
| Santa Barbara | 71 |
| Santa Cruz | 48 |
| Total | 5,097 |
*FTP Data, Oct. 2017