“Union power comes from our members standing together to make our workplaces safer, keep our futures secure, and demand the respect that we deserve.”

-Dan Russell, UPTE President

Through our collective strength as a union, here’s what we won in our last contract negotiations:

UC Healthcare (HX) Wages

  • 5% plus a step increase effective the pay period following ratification, to be paid within 60 days (or lump sum if at top step)

  • Step increase* January 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (or lump sum if at top step)

  • 3% in July 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

UC Research (RX) and Technical (TX) Wages

  • 3% imposed in June 2019

  • 3% effective the pay period following ratification (to be paid within 60 days)

  • 3% in January 2020

  • 3% in July 2020

  • 3.5% across the board in July 2021

  • 2% step increase* in January 2022

  • 3% in July 2022

  • 3.5% across the board in July 2023

  • 2% step increase* in January 2024

  • 3% in July 2024

Benefits

  • NO retirement cuts, NO dangerous pension opt-out, NO cap on benefits!

  • Monthly increase on Kaiser & UC Blue & Gold plans limited to $25 per year for ALL tiers. Click here to learn more about the tremendous healthcare cost savings that come with being an UPTE member.

Hours of Work

  • Daily overtime after 8 hours (or after regularly scheduled shift)

  • Daily doubletime after 12 hours

Parking

  • Monthly increase limited to 10% per year at Berkeley, SF, SC

  • Monthly increase limited to $5 at Davis Campus, Merced

  • Monthly increase limited to $10 per year at Davis Health, Irvine Campus, LA, Riverside, SB, SD

  • Monthly increase limited to $12 at Irvine Health

*To be eligible for step increases, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You are in a career position

  • You are no longer in a probationary period probation (typically 6 months from hire)

  • You have a satisfactory or better rating on your most recent performance evaluation (or have never received an evaluation)

  • You are not at the top step of your title's pay scale**

  • If you are in an experienced-based title at UCLA, you must have the requisite years of experience for advancement to the next step

**If you are in the HX unit at the top of your step scale, you will receive a 2% lump-sum payment that will count toward pensionable income.

LBNL Research and Technical (RX/TX) Wage Increases***

  • 3.3% effective October 2021

  • 3.3% effective October 2022

  • 3.3% effective October 2023

  • 3.3% effective October 2024

***Subject to Distribution According to Lab Matrix

Defeating UC’s Two-Tier Pension Scheme

In 2013 and 2017 contract negotiations, UC attempted to divide our union by raising the retirement age by 5 years and capping pensionable income for new hires.

UPTE members fought alongside AFSCME and CNA, successfully keeping all of our members on the same pension tier in exchange for an additional 1% employee pension contribution. Thanks to this win, thousands of members hired since 2013 have maintained the ability to maximize their retirement benefits at age 60 instead of 65.

Keeping our union united around the same pension benefits also allowed us to win the highest wage increases in our history in our 2019-2024 contracts, more than offsetting the additional pension contribution!