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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 6,460* employees.

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

LocationHeadcount
ANR71
Berkeley298
Davis883
Davis Medical Center7
Irvine 323
LBNL128
Los Angeles 1,453
Los Angeles Medical Center3
Merced10
Riverside71
San Diego1,497
San Diego Medical Center1
San Francisco 1,555
San Francisco Medical Center2
Santa Barbara99
Santa Cruz59
Total6,460
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, October 2024