Support people, not luxury hotels—rally next Wednesday @ 12:30 pm!
Three weeks ago, more than 10,000 UPTE members across the University of California system voted, with 97 percent in favor of authorizing a strike of a week or longer, even more than in our previous strike vote in February.
As we prepare for the possibility of striking for a week or longer, UC Investments—a portfolio of investments totaling approximately $190 billion—has spent $175.8 million in cash to purchase the Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley—the hotel next to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive—a spooktacular buy that should raise every eyebrow this Halloween season. UC has never claimed financial hardship as the reason it hasn’t met our contract demands, and clearly, it has the money. No tricks—just the treats we’re owed. It’s up to us to reset its priorities so it focuses on who really matters—the people who work hard every day to bring value to UC.
Support people, not luxury hotels!
Rally @ Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
12:30 pm to 1 pm
2121 Center St
Berkeley, CA 94704
It's time to show UC we're paying attention to how it's spending its money—not on our research, students, patients—and to keep up the momentum as we move into the next phase of our campaign to win a fair contract (no more getting ghosted on wages—let's carve out a fair deal).
Because UC is draining us dry, we plan to dress up as vampires. Costumes aren't required; your presence alone will spook UC—fangs for showing up.
In solidarity,
Tina Kremzner-Hsing
UPTE Co-Unit Representative
Museum Scientist, UC Berkeley
