Save science. Save lives.

UPTE members power research that saves lives, fights climate change, and sustains California’s economy—and the Trump Administration is threatening to cut it off.

That’s why UPTE is joining the United Auto Workers, the University of California, and California State Senator Scott Wiener to fight back.

Senate Bill 895—the California Health & Science Research Bond Act—would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, ensuring life-saving scientific, medical, and environmental research continues, even if the Trump Administration cuts federal funding. It authorizes California to step in, protect our role as a global innovation leader, grow middle-class jobs, generate tax revenue, and bring hope to millions facing deadly diseases. The measure also creates prescription discounts for California residents. With support from the legislature and Governor Newsom, it will appear on the November ballot. You can learn more here.

Governor Newsom and top legislative leaders are deciding in the coming weeks whether to place the California Health & Science Research Bond on the 2026 ballot. Fill out this form to add your name to the petition!

The California Health & Science Research Bond Act (SB 895) is a bill that would place a bond on the November 2026 ballot to fund life-saving research at California institutions that is at risk of being cut by the Trump Administration. Scientists, clinicians, educators, public servants, and community members are fighting back and demanding that Californians, not the federal government, prioritize what research is funded.

SB 895 is supported by a broad and growing coalition including the United Auto Workers (UAW), the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), the University of California, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, and the ALS Association.