BARGAINING Archive

After over 8 months of negotiations, SSAP-UAW and RPSP-UAW reached a tentative agreement with UC Management on March 13, 2026. Both units voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify this agreement into a historic first contract for UC Staff on March 20, 2026.

To see what we won, check out our Ratification Page

To get a sense of how bargaining developed over the course of our campaign, the power we demonstrated by standing together, and the fights we still have yet to win, see the below archive of bargaining updates:

Bargaining Archive

UC staff are negotiating to improve our working conditions and enshrine these rights and benefits in a legally-enforceable contract. SSAPs officially began bargaining on July 9th, 2025, and RPSPs joined SSAPs at the bargaining table on October 29, 2025. 

As of January, 2026, RPSPs and SSAPs have secured groundbreaking tentative agreements including:

  • Protections to guarantee a respectful work environment, enforceable through a fair grievance and arbitration process

  • Protections against discrimination and harassment, enforceable through a fair grievance and arbitration process

  • Greater control over performance evaluations and access to personnel files

  • Reasonable Accommodations guaranteed through a fair grievance and arbitration process

  • Guaranteed access to all materials, equipment, and space needed to perform job duties safely and securely

However,  management’s bad faith bargaining remains an obstacle to making progress on many priorities. Management has still not fulfilled their legal obligation to provide information we need to negotiate on Wages, Healthcare, Retirement, Leaves, and more. Learn more about what you can do to help move bargaining forward here.

You can see specific updates on the progress made and proposals passed back and forth between the union and the UC here:

Read the Initial Bargaining Demands (IBDs) here:

UPDATES FROM THE BARGAINING TABLE

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UPDATES FROM THE BARGAINING TABLE *

While negotiations are underway for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between UC-UAW staff and UC management, management must negotiate and reach an agreement with SSAPs and RPSPs before making changes to our working conditions. The University and the union have reached agreements on changes related to wages, return to onsite work, and layoff protections, while contract negotiations are ongoing.  

  • The University has agreed that, in July 2025, all SSAPs will receive a 3.2% annual wage adjustment and that SSAPs will be eligible for award programs (such as STAR awards) while collective bargaining is underway. See the agreement here. 

  • In light of recent layoffs and contract terminations, the University and the union have reached an agreement on the impact of these changes to affected SSAPs while collective bargaining is underway. See the agreement here.

  • After UC Merced announced Return-to-Office mandates that would have impacted many SSAPs, SSAP-UAW filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge and called on the UC to reverse this unilateral change. Following this ULP charge, leadership at UC Merced negotiated a resolution with SSAPs and rescinded their return to office mandates. See agreement here.

  • After UC San Francisco announced management could recall any worker at anytime to in-office work, SSAP-UAW filed an Unfair Labor Practice and called UC to reverse this unilateral change. Following several rounds of negotiations, management at UCSF rescinded all return to office mandates issued in August and agreed to impose no further changes until we win a contract. See agreement here.