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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 6,394* employees.

An approximate breakdown of the number of Research Support Professionals at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
ANR76
Berkeley303
Davis865
Davis Medical Center8
Irvine 309
LBNL122
Los Angeles 1,447
Los Angeles Medical Center3
Merced10
Office of the President0
Riverside78
San Diego1,463
San Diego Medical Center1
San Francisco 1,564
San Francisco Medical Center2
Santa Barbara97
Santa Cruz49
Total6,397
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, April 2025