UPTE negotiation updates
Negotiations summary
- Bargaining began in June
- UC has offered 12 proposals and 22 counterproposals
- UPTE has offered 20 proposals and 10 counterproposals
- Contracts expire on September 30, 2024 (HX) and October 31, 2024 (RX, TX)
- UC and UPTE continue to meet and negotiate
Offers to date
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TOPIC/ISSUE |
UC OFFERS |
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Wages |
Effective July 1, 2025, all employees will receive a 5 percent increase in year one of the contract and 3 percent increase in years two and three. On average, UPTE members’ pay will increase 19 to 23 percent over the three-year contract. The value of the increases total $360 million. |
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Health Care Premium Credits |
$75 or $100 monthly credits to offset health care premiums, totaling $900 or $1,200 annually per employee. |
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Work-Life Balance |
Expanded vacation and sick leave, and enhanced approval process for vacation leave requests. Added Juneteenth as a paid federal holiday. |
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Career Advancement |
New paths and mechanisms for job reclassification and salary increases. Expedited review process for reclassification requests. |
UPTE represented units at UC
The University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union has three bargaining units representing 18,224 health care, technical and research employees.
The Health Care Professional Unit (HX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory licensed health care practitioners who provide a variety of clinical and medical services.
The Research Support Professionals Unit (RX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory research support professionals who provide highly specialized and complex scientific support for researchers
The Technical Unit (TX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory technical support personnel in a highly diverse unit who provide a great range of technical support services for academic and scientific research.
The benefits of working at UC
All AFSCME-represented UC employees receive:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Disability
- Life
- Accidental death & dismemberment
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity
In addition to the benefits above, all UC employees also receive:
- Adoption assistance
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Identity theft protection
- Tuition discounts
- Legal
- Family care resources
- Pet insurance
- Auto & home insurance
AFSCME employees are also entitled to two retirement program options:
- Retirement Pension Choice offers eligible employees a UCRP pension benefit with a supplemental 401(k)-style component.
- Retirement Savings Choice offers a stand-alone 401(k)-style account.