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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 6,080* employees.

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

LocationHeadcount
ANR74
Berkeley305
Davis875
Davis Medical Center21
Irvine 321
Irvine Medical Center14
LBNL105
Los Angeles 1,328
Los Angeles Medical Center2
Merced16
Office of the President0
Riverside89
San Diego1,307
San Diego Medical Center14
San Francisco 1,441
San Francisco Medical Center9
Santa Barbara101
Santa Cruz58
Total6,080
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, April 2026