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Same Master of Social Work. Same license. $17.84/hr less just for working UCSF’s community clinics. Half of campus social workers leave in under 3 years, impacting 1.5k+ patients with serious mental illness. @UCSFHospitals must end its two-tier care system & close the pay gap.

Patients wait almost 5 hours to be seen and discharged in the UCLA emergency department. That’s 48.7% longer than the state average. As of March 2025, UCLA Health held $2 billion in cash. Enough. Rally with us on May 6. RSVP here: upte.org/rsvp #UCLA #ResetUCPriorities

“We hope the city of San Francisco can hold UC — which staffs the hospital — accountable to supply safe staffing levels for clinicians who serve the city’s most vulnerable.” sfchronicle.com/sf/article/hos…

Thousands of technical professionals are unionizing to win guaranteed raises, job security, better benefits, career growth, & protections for remote work. Tech professionals belong in unions, too. Join UPTE—the tech union at UC. Find out more here: upte.org/tech #Tech

“I have witnessed patients vomiting, bleeding, and even dying in our hallways.” After a horrible patient safety incident occurred at the Parnassus emergency department, we’re calling on @UCSFHospitals to get a grip and ensure safe staffing levels. #PatientCare #UCSF #UCSFHealth

While UCSF Health sits on billions in cash, Parnassus emergency patients wait 4+ hours to see a provider & be discharged—40% longer than nat’l averages. Unacceptable. 💪We’re rallying on April 16 to stop this needless staffing & boarding crisis. Join us! upte.org/rsvp

when we fight back, we win

Social workers like Tia still carry caseloads in the hundreds after our colleague’s killing. We have your back—we’re meeting with Chancellor Hawgood to fight for safe staffing. #UCSF #UC #SF #WorkplaceSafety sfexaminer.com/news/public-he…

ED patients already wait 307 minutes on average—100 minutes longer than the state median. Layoffs will only make it worse. We were proud to stand with local leaders, Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, State Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, and more. #PatientsOverProfit

While patient-facing staff face cuts, executives at these acquired hospitals saw a 30.8% pay increase, with average base wages of $529,810. UCI Health projects a 168% surge in net income by 2030. This is a choice, not a necessity. #PatientsOverProfit

The layoffs will hit four community hospitals serving disproportionately low-income populations: UCI Health — Fountain Valley, Lakewood, Los Alamitos, and Placentia. These are the communities that can least afford to lose care. #StopTheLayoffs #UCIHealth

More than 100 healthcare workers rallied outside UCI Medical Center today to oppose layoffs of valued colleagues. We demand a UC health system that puts patients over profit. #StopTheLayoffs #UCIHealth

UCI Health is laying off 150 UPTE workers—rehab therapists, chaplains, & quality specialists—when patients need care most. Join us Thurs. 3/26 at noon at UCI Health—Orange to hear from laid-off workers & learn how we’re fighting back. RSVP: upte.org/rsvp #UCI #UCIrvine

After the murder of our colleague, UCSF social workers urgently need safe staffing levels. We spoke up at the UC Board of Regents: why has everyone met with us except UC leadership? Where’s the action we need? We must end the recruitment & retention crisis for social workers. #UC

No one should fear for their life at work. After a violent incident of this magnitude, UCSF must make meaningful changes, not ask staff to carry on as if nothing happened. We’re calling for action. #UCSF #UC #SF #WorkplaceSafety Learn more: upte.org/demands

UCSF needs to know what frontline social workers have known for too long: UCSF social workers don’t feel safe on the job, and our survey proves it. We demand more protection, and our survey shows why. We won’t stop until every worker is safe. #UCSF #UC kqed.org/news/12075387/…

We didn’t wait. We marched straight to the UCSF Chancellor’s office with safety demands after a colleague’s killing. That is the collective action of frontline social workers. That is what solidarity looks like. #UCSF #UC #SF #WorkplaceSafety sfstandard.com/2026/03/06/ucs…

Let’s call it what it is: There is rampant harassment and assault against UCSF frontline social workers. We are fighting back & demanding real change. Our members’ safety is non-negotiable. Enough is enough. UC must act now. #UPTE #UCSFWorkers #SocialWork sfexaminer.com/news/public-he…

After the rally, workers marched to demand a meeting with Chancellor Sam Hawgood. He was unavailable again. UPTE member Julia Pascoe delivered a letter of demands instead: “We’re asking for very basic safety protections. We will not stop until our demands are met.” #UCSF #UC #SF

The crisis is widespread: 90% of UCSF campus social workers reported experiencing physical, sexual, or verbal threats, assault, or intimidation on the job. @sfgov, Supervisors Connie Chan, Shamann Walton, & Matt Dorsey have met with workers & pledged action. @UCSF has not. #UC

⁉️Where is @UCSF? Two months after UPTE member and UCSF social worker Alberto Rangel was stabbed and killed, UCSF social workers and UPTE members rallied at Mission Bay to demand common-sense safety measures to protect workers from violence. #UCSF #UC #SF #WorkplaceSafety