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UPTE is a member-led union of over 28,000 healthcare, research, & education workers.
UPTE (University Professional and Technical Employees, CWA 9119) is a union of 18,000 healthcare, research, and education workers united across California. We represent workers across UC campuses, labs, and medical centers as well as community colleges and Department of Energy facilities.
09/29/2026
🏟️ UCSF campus social workers are covering all of our bases as we continue pressuring UC to end the two-tier system that puts workers and patients at risk. We distributed zines and flyers at Giants Stadium last week to remind UCSF that while they may be sponsoring the ball game, they’re still short staffing their clinics!
09/24/2026
After 9 months of inaction by UCSF to address safety concerns following the death of Alberto Rangel, social workers gathered with elected officials and community members for a “Hands Around Ward 86" vigil.
State Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, and Assemblymember Matt Haney, every San Francisco City Supervisor and the San Francisco Labor Council signed a new letter to Chancellor Hawgood backing our demands. “The need for reforms is urgent,” they say.
Despite audits and fines against UCSF, little has changed. We're keeping up the pressure for real change. 🤞
🎯 Sonya is right: “They’re not stable enough to do the things that you and I do to get housing.”
UPTE calls for Housing First policies to reduce homelessness and relieve pressure on impacted emergency departments across California. Build more affordable housing now.
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“It really felt like destiny” when Jonathan, an IT worker at UC Davis, began organizing with his colleagues 💫
Read more about tech organizing with UPTE in the link in bio
09/22/2026
✅ Organizing on issues like cost of living, abusive bosses, layoffs
✅ Asking our colleagues about their priorities and needs
✅ Growing our industrial union
✅ Fighting back against authoritarianism and budget cuts
In San Francisco, hundreds of UPTE members came together from across California for our 2026 Statewide Workplace Representative Council. We emerged with more skills shared among us — and more motivation to continue winning on the issues that matter most to our 29,000 members. 💪
09/17/2026
Saving time, cutting costs, and reducing carbon emissions by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with UAW 4811! 🚎✊
09/07/2026
Our labor makes UC the world-class institution it is. Our union makes it possible for us to deliver the best care, research, and education that Californians deserve. We're in this together. ✊
09/03/2026
Paging UCLA: Next time check with us first 💪
UC fooled around and found out! 👊 Healthcare, research, and technical workers across University Health Services at UC Berkeley stood up to unilateral changes to working conditions that drastically reduced work/life balance and risked disrupting continuity of student care. By taking action, we reduced the onsite mandate from 9 to 7 weeks and secured financial compensation for impacted staff.
08/04/2026
STOP THE LAYOFFS! Members of UPTE, AFSCME 3299 , and Teamsters Local 2010 stood in solidarity with workers who were laid off en masse at UCLA Health Venice Family Clinic centers. These workers—including two UPTE members who serve unhoused and food insecure patients—are critical for individual, family, and community health. We stand together.
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