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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME)
About the Patient Care Technical Unit
The Patient Care Technical Unit (EX), also called PCT, is a systemwide bargaining unit of employees engaged primarily in rendering patient support services at UC’s Medical Centers and in fewer numbers on UC’s campuses. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) represents the unit. Currently, the unit includes approximately 21,059 employees*. See an approximation of EX-represented Patient Care Technical employees at each UC location below.
UC locations | Employees |
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Berkeley | 61 |
Davis (Campus & Medical Center) | 3,893 |
Irvine (Campus & Medical Center) | 2,789 |
LBNL | 1 |
Los Angeles (Campus & Medical Center) | 5,787 |
Merced | 7 |
Riverside | 73 |
San Diego (Campus & Medical Center) | 4,626 |
San Francisco (Campus & Medical Center) | 3,765 |
Santa Barbara | 30 |
Santa Cruz | 27 |
Total EX Unit employees | 21,059 |
About the Service Unit
The Service Unit (SX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory employees who provide vital custodial, transportation, and related support services throughout the UC system and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The unit is represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Currently, the unit includes approximately 10,641 employees*. See an approximation of SX-represented Service employees at each UC location below.
UC locations | Employees |
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Berkeley | 877 |
Davis (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,735 |
Irvine (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,075 |
LBNL | 64 |
Los Angeles (Campus & Medical Center) | 2,505 |
Merced | 199 |
Office of the President | 6 |
Riverside | 376 |
San Diego (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,751 |
San Francisco (Campus & Medical Center) | 1,087 |
Santa Barbara | 491 |
Santa Cruz | 474 |
Total SX Unit employees | 10,641 |
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