Memo: UC Administrative Professionals Election
March 4, 2004
The
Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) has completed counting the
ballots in the AP staff representation election, thereby deciding
the question of whether UC administrative professionals would be
represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees
(UPTE) union. Here are the official results:
Campus
AP staff: (all campuses)
2,637: UPTE
4,846: No Representation
Total:
7,483
Voter
turnout at Berkeley:
Eligible voters: 1,933
Number who voted: 1,392
Percentage of eligible voters who voted: 72%
Hospital
AP staff:
181: UPTE
463: No Representation
Total: 8,127
Overall voter turnout for this election was approximately 70 percent.
As in all such elections, a simple majority of voting employees determines the outcome. Accordingly, the majority of voting AP staff voting in this election have chosen not to be represented by UPTE. Approximately, 12,000 campus and hospital administrative professionals were eligible to participate in the election.
UC does not support nor discourage unionization. UC supports employees’ rights to determine for themselves whether or not they wish to be represented by a union.