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United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811

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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 12,603* 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
ANR0
Berkeley2,093
Davis1,384
Irvine1,216
LBNL257
Los Angeles1,794
Merced282
Office of the President0
Riverside1,064
San Diego2,356
Santa Barbara753
Santa Cruz586
San Francisco818
Total12,603
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, April 2026