STOP THE LAYOFFS! Members of UPTE, @afscme3299.bsky.social, and @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social stood in solidarity with workers who were laid off en masse at UCLA Health Venice Family Clinic centers.
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University Professional & Technical Employees is a member-led union of 28,000 workers at the University of California and community colleges. https://linktr.ee/uptecwa
REVERSE THE LAYOFFS! 🔄 Just weeks after 2,100 IT workers across UC joined our union, UCLA Digital & Technology Solutions laid off 27 workers, including 10 of our newly-represented members. UCLA leaders did not provide advance notice or alternatives to layoffs in the ways required by our contract.
STANDING TOGETHER: Healthcare, research, & technical professionals at UCSD Medical Center are standing together to secure differential pay that will increase retention & keep workers safe. When our workplaces have the staff we need to get the job done, our patients, research, & students thrive!
GREAT NEWS: After months of pressure, UC Berkeley added our new Floating Holiday—the one we won in our new contract—to CalTime. Tina did some tabling at Berkeley to inform staff about this new benefit. Contact us if you have any questions about how to use this time! upte.org/contact-us
⁉️ Why is UCSF moving key services like bone marrow treatments and interventional radiology from Children’s Hospital Oakland across the bay to San Francisco—creating dangerous barriers for immunocompromised children?
Concerned about ICE? Know your rights. ICE needs a valid judicial warrant to enter non-public areas of our facilities.
Growing stronger every day! A warm UPTE welcome to Community Health Outreach Professionals, Population Health Specialists, Sustainability Officers, and Trainers. The more of us, the stronger we are. #UnionStrong #UC #HealthcareWorkers #Healthcare
One year ago, UCSF took over Children’s Hospital Oakland. Since then, life-saving care has kept crossing the bay, pulled from Oakland and shipped to San Francisco. East Bay kids deserve care in their own community. RSVP to rally with us on July 9: upte.org/rsvp #ProtectPatientCare #SafeStaffing
Our union just got bigger! Welcome to UPTE, Application Programmers, Business Systems Analysts, Data Systems Analysts, Database Administrators, Information Systems Analysts, and Instructional Designers! We’re building worker power together. #UnionStrong #UC #TechUnion #TechWorkers
After 900+ petition signatures and mobilizing our community, we won back 17 jobs and added positions at San Diego’s only reproductive mental health clinic. 💪
Max Belasco of UPTE UC Los Angeles explains how the University of California's IT workers added 2,100 members to union rolls—and won the right to bargain over how AI gets deployed.
We Just Formed the Largest Tech Union in America. Here's How We Did It
As tech’s influence continues to grow, we’re going to need greater union density, argues Max Belasco, chapter co-chair of UPTE UC Los Angeles Chapter.
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A. Philip Randolph spent his life proving this truth: no one hands workers their rights. We organize, mobilize, and win them together. His legacy lives on in every union member who shows up for their coworkers. That’s the work UPTE continues today. #UnionStrong #LaborHistory #UPTE #WorkersRights
“UCLA was one of the birthplaces of the internet. I seriously doubt that a Deloitte consultant hired by the administration would have approved of a project like the internet.” #TechUnion #Tech #UC
The Biggest Tech Union in the Country Isn't in Silicon Valley
A while back I wrote about San Francisco’s cab drivers—the people the tech industry came for first, back when it decided the rules didn’t apply to it.
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“What I’m hoping is that this victory gives people the sense that tech workers deal with a lot of the same workplace situations as people in other industries, and it is possible to bring people together for a shared vision of how our workplace can be.” #TechUnion #Tech #UC
University of California tech workers vote to unionize with desire to shape AI policy
They say they’re worried about waves of layoffs at tech companies, and have the knowledge to help the university find the best uses for AI.
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Dolores Huerta knew the secret: real change doesn’t come from waiting. It comes from showing up and organizing. Don’t wait—get out and build a better world with us. #UnionStrong #UnionPower
“This gives us an opportunity to really have a seat at the table, have our own voice and advocate for our careers.” #TechUnion #Tech #UC
2,100 UC technology workers vote to join existing university union
“This gives us an opportunity to really have a seat at the table,” Max Belasco, a UC tech worker and organizer, said about unionization.
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🗳️California: Today is the FINAL day to vote in the primary election! Polls close at 8 pm. Drop off your vote-by-mail ballot at any vote center or drop box by 8 pm. Find locations at sos.ca.gov. Make your voice heard! #CAPrimary #CA #UnionStrong
“We can set the right tone not just for our workplace and tech organizations, but also for the millions of Californians who turn to UC every day for critical research, healthcare, and educational opportunities.” #TechUnion #UC #UnionStrong
UC tech workers unionize as AI anxiety grows across industry
More than 2,000 University of California tech workers have voted to unionize with UPTE, citing concerns over layoffs, workloads and AI rollouts.
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Here’s what we’ve won by fighting together: ✅ 8%+ raises—largest in UPTE history ✅ $25/hr minimum wage ✅ Healthcare premium caps ✅ Up to 12 months of parental leave ✅ 30-day notice for remote/hybrid changes 25,000+ workers made this happen. #UnionStrong #UC #ResetUCPriorities
One week left until California’s primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Don’t wait. Our endorsed candidates share our values, and many have walked our picket lines. 1/2 #UnionStrong
A century later, the fight for workers to share in what they create is the same fight we wage today. #UnionStrong
“We should be at the table as well.” 2,100 UC tech workers just voted to unionize, forming the largest tech worker union in US history, with AI governance as a core bargaining issue. #TechUnion #UnionStrong
They just formed the biggest tech worker union in the US. They plan to rein in AI and curb layoffs
"Who AI benefits and who it immiserates often is based on who gets to decide how it’s used. We know how tech is used on the day to day. We should be at the table as well."
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