LBNL Office:
510.665.7722 | 510.704.8065 (fax) | P.O. Box 4247, Berkeley, CA 94704
Local 184 Executive Board:
The Executive Board (e-board) is comprised of members from LBNL, who meet monthly to conduct union business (such as plan upcoming trainings, review grievances, and plan expenditures of the local and many more items).
- James Smithwick, President, jesmithwick@lbl.gov, w. 510-486-4137
- Victor Dorsett, Vice President, vtdorsett@gmail.com, w. 925-296-5684
- James Hefley, Treasurer, jchefley@lbl.gov, w. 510-486-6078
- Bill Rowley, Recording Secretary, WGRowley@lbl.gov, w. 510-486-6212
- Yvette Piceno, Member At Large, YMPiceno@lbl.gov, w. 510-486-4498
- Jackie Bess, Member At Large, jmbess@lbl.gov, w. 510-486-6661
General Membership Meetings
- LBNL Campus: First Wednesday of each month (noon to 1:00 pm). Please call to confirm monthing location: 510.665.7722
- Joint Genome Institute: First Thursday of each month (noon to 1:00 pm) in Room 149C. Please send requets for agenda items to vtdorsett@gmail.com in advance of the meeting.
Who's Covered by UPTE?
UPTE is comprised of UC employees at each of the UC campuses in the TX, RX, HX, and 99 units. The University of California and the California State Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) determined these four units in 1984.
| Unit |
Job Titles |
Size |
History |
Contract of Policy for Unit can be found at: |
| Technical Employees (TX) |
Lab Assistants, Computer Resource Specialists, Electronics Techs., Dev Technicians, etc. |
4,000
Statewide
176 at LBNL |
Voted for representation in Nov. ’94: latest three year contract expired June 2008 |
UPTE/UC TX Contract |
| Research Professionals (RX) |
Staff Research Associates, Museum Scientists, Marine Technicians, etc. |
5,300
Statewide
216 at LBNL |
Voted for representation in Sept. ’96; latest three year contract expired June 2008 |
UPTE/UC RX Contract |
| Health Care Professionals (HX) |
Clinical Lab Techs, Pharmacists, Social workers, etc. |
2,800
Statewide |
Voted for representation in Sept. ’97; latest three year contract expired June 2009 |
UPTE/UC HX Contract |
| Administrative Professionals (AP/99) |
Programmer Analysts, Student Affairs Officers, Admin. Specialists, Community Health, etc. |
12,650
Statewide |
Currently organizing: many have joined UPTE and are advocating wage reform |
PPSM |
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