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About the Graduate Student Researchers unit

The Graduate Student Researchers Unit is a systemwide bargaining unit comprised of Graduate Student Researchers, Graduate Student Research Assistants, Fellows, and Trainees who are employed by the University (collectively referred to as GSRs). Currently, the unit includes approximately 13,256* GSRs and is represented by the UAW 4811.

An approximate breakdown of the number of BR represented GSRs at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
Berkeley2,295
Davis1,507
Irvine1,295
Los Angeles1,976
Merced269
Riverside1,131
San Diego2,530
Santa Barbara739
Santa Cruz646
San Francisco596
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory272
Total13,256
*GOA Data, April 2024