In a win for labor, 7,200 researchers and public service professionals, or RPSPs, across the University of California system announced Tuesday the formation of a new union after a vote in late August. The vote passed with 83% of the 3,692 ballots cast voting “yes.” The thousands of previously nonunionized employees now represented by RPSP-UAW, will join over 50,000 UC workers organized with the United Auto Workers, or UAW. RPSPs are professional staff responsible for administering grants, managing research facilities and supporting projects such as pediatric cancer research, public health projects and combating houselessness. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Cam Lippincot 📸: Charlize Chiu . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #unitedautoworkers