Bargaining & fighting layoffs—webinar July 22 @ noon!
Over the past weeks, we have seen a familiar pattern from UC San Diego Health and UCSF Health executives: laying off frontline workers despite healthy reserves and revenues. Instead, these layoffs were likely aimed at securing more favorable terms for acquisition and construction plans.
Fortunately, UPTE's Workplace Representative Councils jumped into action, organizing mass actions, telling our stories of patient care and operational impacts publicly, and winning a reversal of a majority of these layoffs.
Leaders from UC San Francisco and UC San Diego will share their experiences in organizing and winning next Tuesday, July 22, 2025, via Zoom. RSVP here now!
Bargaining & Fighting Layoffs
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Via Zoom
12 – 1 pm
While we continue to analyze the potential effects of the recent budgetary legislation passed by Congress, cuts to National Institutes of Health- and National Science Foundation-funded projects seem inevitable. However, given the high turnover in many research support roles, if UC committed to retraining and redeployment, it could seriously reduce the possibility of layoffs. Forcing them to do this, however, will require a fight.
UC executives know how to turn a crisis into an opportunity. We saw this when they used the pandemic to withhold raises, freeze hiring, and increase workloads while stockpiling billions of dollars more in investments.
It is more important than ever for us to organize to win strong contracts with improved layoff protections, benefits, and career advancement to protect staffing levels and protect research, education, and patient care.
Join us on Tuesday, July 22, at noon to hear the latest updates from bargaining, learn how we can fight back against layoffs, and discover our plan to win strong contracts that protect our colleagues, patients, research, and students.
In solidarity,
Dan Russell
UPTE President & Chief Negotiator
Business Technology Support Analyst, UC Berkeley
