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The Health Care Professional Unit (HX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory licensed health care practitioners who provide a variety of clinical and medical services in support of the University’s medical and student health centers. The unit is represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees union (UPTE). Currently, the unit includes approximately 7,048* employees.
An approximate breakdown of the number of HX represented Health Care Professionals at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
Berkeley72
Davis245
Davis Medical Center1,061
Irvine144
Irvine Medical Center643
Los Angeles622
Los Angeles Medical Center1,077
Merced10
Riverside23
San Diego435
San Diego Medical Center940
San Francisco 453
San Francisco Medical Center1,247
Santa Barbara50
Santa Cruz26
Total7,048

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

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 4,642* employees.

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

LocationHeadcount
ANR32
Berkeley468
Davis 921
Davis Medical Center68
Irvine292
Irvine Medical Center38
LBNL136
Los Angeles 865
Los Angeles Medical Center64
Merced30
Riverside187
San Diego 656
San Diego Medical Center67
San Francisco390
San Francisco Medical Center62
Santa Barbara197
Santa Cruz147
UCOP22
Total4,642

*GOA Data, April 2024