UPTE at UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland

Our institution stands as a beacon for pediatric excellence and compassionate care, and we’ve built that strength on strong workers’ rights and stellar benefits that help us deliver excellent patient outcomes.

We work at Children’s Hospital Oakland, and we’re proud to carry on this hospital’s more-than-a-century legacy of serving Oakland and the greater Bay Area—especially the communities most underserved and most in need. For decades, CHO has led in pediatric care, and we have upheld that excellence with strong workplace standards, protections, and benefits that help us do our jobs well and deliver great patient outcomes.

We care deeply about this hospital, and that’s exactly why we’re alarmed by what happened during the transition to UCSF. The transition cut pay and benefits and weakened job security, and it has started to undermine our ability to provide the level of care our patients deserve. Hundreds of our co-workers have already left hospital employment because compensation and benefits dropped so sharply.

  • Count all years of service from the previous hospital for retirement benefits for all appointment types, retiree healthcare coverage, PTO and sick leave accrual rates, scheduling practices, job advancement, open positions, and layoff protection purposes.

  • Restore full wage progression opportunities with steps, stand-by, and on-call shifts, career ladders, healthcare benefits with no premium, and ensure no worker faces reduced take-home compensation due to the transition.

  • Restore 100% PTO cash-out value and time, original accrual rates, and all weekend, night, per diem, language pay differentials, professional licensing/credentialing/medical staff dues/education expenses, team lead/acting supervisor differential, pay premium for shifts without rest periods of at least 12 hours in-between shifts, and reimbursement for personal cell phone use required by the employer.

  • Ensure parity with other union contracts and protect against layoffs based on actual years of service, not artificial hire dates.

  • Continue to provide hardship scheduling practices, voluntary reductions in time, and no mandatory overtime.

Bargaining Updates

Find a full archive of updates from UPTE’s ongoing negotiations with UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland at upte.org/cho-updates.

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CHO bargaining update & action: Hiring freeze thawing—now let’s hold UC accountable on Feb 9
CHO bargaining update & action: Hiring freeze thawing—now let’s hold UC accountable on Feb 9

Shift Summary (read this first): Member pressure is working—managers admit the hiring freeze is thawing and positions are opening—but UC is still not bargaining seriously. Take action: join UPTE members from UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland at the Alameda County Health Committee meeting on Monday, February 9, at 9:30 am to demand transparency on Measure C spending.

Now, the detailed breakdown: On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, your University Professional and Technical Employees bargaining team met with the University of California for our third bargaining session. Your bargaining team brought the University serious, member-driven proposals based on our S.A.V.E. CHO side-letter petition (Stabilize Staff, Advance Careers, Value Experience, Ensure Excellence at Children's Hospital Oakland)—aimed at protecting the crucial benefits at UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland that we've fought for and relied on.

But we're not resting on our laurels, we're continuing our fight. Join us this coming Monday, February 9, at the Alameda County Administration Building, 1221 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94612, for the 9:30 am Alameda County Health Committee meeting to advance pediatric excellence and compassionate care through Measure C. We plan to speak up and out during the public comment portion of the committee meeting.