UPTE-CWA Local 9119

None of this happens automatically. It happens because workers organize, join unions, & stick together through bargaining, strikes, and tough choices. It happens because people decide that their jobs are not just titles & positions, but part of a broader public mission worth defending. #UnionStrong

Commentary: UC workers help labor have a moment Starting this year, after 17 months of bargaining, four strikes, and countless organizing conversations, 23,000 healthcare, research, and technical workers across the University of California system a...

“So if you’re thinking about joining a union, or wondering whether to get more involved in the one you already have, we’re here to say: do it. The lives of tens of thousands of UC workers just got better because they did, and they’ll all have your back.” #UC #ResetUCPriorities #UnionStrong

Over the last year, we brought more than 4,000 workers back into UPTE after UC had excluded their titles from representation for years. As we move forward in 2026, we will continue organizing in our workplaces for safety protocols, safe staffing, fair pay, and more. #Union #UC

Council member Hugo Soto Martinez posing with UPTE local 9119 members at a campaign launch event.

Good campaign launch event. @cd13.lacity.gov

Thanks for speaking about the power of unions and union organizing.

Thank you for coming out to support us during our contract fight last year @uptecwa.bsky.social against UC.

Event flyer with UC Berkeley Campanile tower in background framed by trees. Text reads: "FEBRUARY 19 - U18 BARGAINING KICKOFF UC BERKELEY. 9:30am (and throughout the day) Support your bargaining team at Bauer Wurster Hall. 10:30am - 2:00pm Union solidarity bake sale outside California Hall." At bottom is UC-AFT union logo featuring a blue torch with orange flame overlaid on California state outline, with text "FACULTY EQUITY" and "STUDENT SUCCESS" around the circular border.

UC-AFT lecturers are kicking off contract bargaining on February 19. At Berkeley, Unit 18 lecturers can show their support at Bauer Wurster Hall throughout the day, and everyone can stop by California Hall for a solidarity bake sale 10:30a-2:00p! ✊🥧 @ucaft.bsky.social

Justice for Alex Pretti, Renée Good, Keith Porter Jr., and all harmed by ICE. UPTE stands in solidarity and demands an end to the raids and building a society free from fear. #Minneapolis #Solidarity

Can't stop this growth. Or this STRENGTH. 💪 Welcome to our union, construction inspectors 2 - 5, IT architects 3 - 5, information technology security analysts 1 - 5, and clinical applications professionals 4 - 5!

We're growing in numbers and power. 💪 Welcome clinical informatics specialists 1 - 5, athletic trainers 1 - 4, and sports medicine athletic trainers 2 - 4!

‘Salt to a Wound’: Social Workers Still Reeling in Aftermath of Ward 86 Stabbing | KQED Ward 86 staff feel doubly traumatized by demands to stay silent and return to work amid an ongoing investigation into the recent stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the events th...

“We’re being told they did everything they could, that the sheriff saved the day, when the way we see it is like we showed up for ourselves. We kept our other patients and colleagues safe.” In the wake of the loss of our social worker colleague & union sibling, we demand real change. #UCSF #SFGH #SF

"In 2025 we fought and we won. I look forward to fighting together and winning with all of you in 2026 and beyond." Learn more about our incredible wins this year: upte.org/topstory

“Workers have raised the same issues for years—and we’re done waiting.” After an UPTE member was killed at UCSF Ward 86, we demand a written safety plan, staffing/caseload minimums, protected time off, trauma support, and transparency: upte.org/demands

#UCSF #SFGH #SF #1u

“Patient care and staff safety are one and the same.” After an UPTE member was killed at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center’s UCSF Ward 86, we’re demanding ongoing workplace-violence prevention with real transparency—read the full demands: upte.org/demands

#UCSF #UC #SFGH #ZSFG

"According to union leaders, health care workers are five times more likely to be affected by a violent incident at work." In the wake of the loss of our social worker colleague and union sibling, we are demanding real change. Read our list of demands: upte.org/demands

From SF Supervisor Shamann Walton: “It shouldn’t take a tragedy like this to come together on solutions so it never happens again.” Thank you for standing with UPTE members and UCSF social workers. At SF General, leaders pledged action. See our demands here: upte.org/demands

#UCSF #SFGH #UC

UPTE members have been raising the alarm about safety concerns in the workplace for years. Now, in the wake of the loss of our social worker colleague and union sibling, we are demanding real change—for the sake of both workers and patients. Read our list of demands at upte.org/demands

“If we have a suicidal patient that requires one-to-one staffing, our management says that this decreases productivity—and then denies the request for more staff.” After an UPTE member was killed at UCSF’s Ward 86, we demand a safety plan now. Read our demands here: upte.org/demands

#UCSF #SFGH #UC

"Alberto went to work doing what he does best, to serve and care for the city's most vulnerable. This event which led to his loss was tragic, devastating and completely avoidable." - Supervisor Jackie Fielder

We continue to demand change so that this never happens again: upte.org/demands

“Honoring my colleague means more than words—it means changing the system that failed him so no one else pays the price.” After an UPTE member was killed at UCSF’s Ward 86, we demand a safety plan now, staffing/caseload limits, protected PTO, trauma support, & transparency. upte.org/demands

#UCSF

We join CA State Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social in declaring that this cannot happen again. We honor the memory of our colleague and union sibling by demanding change. Learn more at upte.org/demands

Nurses gathered last night with community members and our UPTE-CWA union siblings to mourn the tragic murder of Alberto Rangel at ZSFG and demand what we’ve always needed: #WorkplaceViolenceProtections

Last night, we hosted a vigil to honor our colleague and union sibling, who was lost tragically to violence in our workplace. The best way to honor his memory is to make sure this never happens again. Read our demands at upte.org/demands.

We rallied at UCLA today to demand the reinstatement of Claudia Alli, Field Safety Specialist, whose work means safety and support to researchers in the field. Researchers say it's frightening to go about their work without her. Safety can't wait. Bring back Claudia!

SF health workers: Work violence all too normal Alberto Rangel’s death could’ve been “any of us,” they say.

“This is not something new that our union has been calling for or demanding for. We have been doing that for years — advocating for stronger safety measures, adequate safe staffing and case ratios, and protections for social workers.”

Read our full list of demands at upte.org/demands

SF General Hospital staff urge more protection after worker's death Pressure is mounting for safer conditions at a San Francisco hospital where a social worker was stabbed to death by a patient.

The best way we can honor our lost colleague is to call for immediate, meaningful steps to ensure a tragedy like this never occurs again. That's why we are demanding stronger safety measures, proper staffing, and a seat at the table on systemwide changes. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...

Thursday, December 11, 5 – 6 pm: After the horrific loss of our social worker colleague, we’re coming together with community and leaders to demand real safety, proper staffing, and a voice in systemwide changes. RSVP: upte.org/sfgh

#UCSF #ZSFG #SFGH #SF

We owe our colleague and friend more than grief. We owe them change, and will fight for it with everything we have. Please read our statement from UPTE President Dan Russell on the tragic passing of a UCSF social worker and UPTE-CWA 9119 member. #UCSF #SF #SocialWorker #WorkplaceSafety

Yahoo! Congrats to our @uptecwa.bsky.social colleagues! And thank you for showing all UC workers how to fight and win!

47,000 UC workers win pay raises, layoff protections in UPTE and CNA contracts University Professional and Technical Employees Communications Workers of America Local 9119, or UPTE, and the California Nurses Association, or CNA, both recently voted to ratify their new contracts ...

We spent seventeen months at the bargaining table and years of organizing on the ground before that, all with one goal: to reset UC’s priorities so they better serve all Californians. By a 98 percent “yes” vote, we have officially ratified our new contract—and its terms take effect immediately. #UC

UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.

Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.