UCSF UPTE members are signing the bargaining petition in support of fighting for the improvements we care about:  longevity steps, protecting the pension and maintaining health care cost. Stand with members across our SF campus and statewide and we prepare to open negotiations to fight for a fair contract! Have you signed the petition? Contact…

On October 9th UPTE’s TX/RX bargaining team  met with the University at UCOP in Oakland for a one-day session. UPTE  submitted four more articles as well as some of the LBNL specific sections of  our proposals. UC is adamantly opposed to bargaining LBNL issues along with the  rest of UC. And UPTE feels strongly that…

UPTE members met with UC on September 19 and 20 on campus at UC Riverside. After almost one year of bargaining sessions over a new contract, UC stands its ground with the demand for a new two-tier health and pension article. And UC proposes only step increases; no wage increases. On the first day UPTE’s…

UPTE members met with UC on August 12 and 13 on the Clark Kerr campus at UC Berkeley. After 8 months of bargaining sessions over a new contract, UC continues to hold the contract hostage until we accept their demand for a new two-tier health and pension article. On the first day UC’s chief negotiator…

TX/RX negotiations were held for 4 days in San Diego from June 3 to June 6th. Startling news from UC was presented: no wage increases for you without acceptance of the 2013 2-tier pension and reduced retiree health care.  In fact when pressed, UC’s Chief Negotiator said, no wage increases even if you do accept the 2-tier…

For the past six months, the 2013 TX/RX Bargaining Team has been working diligently towards its goal to make sure that the voices of UPTE members from all of the UC campuses are heard and that the new contract is a reflection of that. The recent bargaining session on May 2nd and 3rd, at the…

Our second contract bargaining session took place on the UCLA campus at the Ackerman Union building on January 7–9, 2013. The UPTE RX/TX bargaining team continued to submit proposals mainly on non-economic portions of our contracts, passing an additional five articles across the table and responding to one UC counterproposal. UPTE has passed a total…

TX/RX Bargaining Report #1 UCB (December 13-14, 2012) Full contract negotiations began between UPTE, University Professionals and Technical Employees Technical (TX) and Research (RX) Professionals and University of California (UC) at UC Berkeley on December 13th and 14th, 2012. Negotiations got off to a spirited start with members present from Davis, LBNL, Berkeley, San Francisco and…

HX Bargaining Report #10 UCOP (August 9-10, 2012) The contract meeting between the University Professionals and Technical Employees Healthcare Professionals Unit (UPTE HX) and University of California (UC) resumed at the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) in Oakland from Aug 9 to Aug 10, 2012 after a 5-month hiatus. This was the…

HX Bargaining Report #9 UCLA (March 5-7, 2012) The ninth contract meeting between the University Professionals and Technical Employees Healthcare Professionals Unit (UPTE HX) and University of California (UC) took place in Los Angeles from March 5 to March 7, 2012. As was the case with previous meetings, UC continued to promise a much better…