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The Patient Care Technical Unit (EX), also referred to as PCT, is a systemwide bargaining unit of employees engaged primarily in the rendering of patient support services at UC's Medical Centers and in fewer numbers on UC's campuses. The unit is represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Currently, the unit includes approximately 11,500* employees.

An approximate breakdown of the number of Patient Care Technical Employees at each campus is as follows:

Location Headcount
Berkeley 55
Davis (Campus & Medical Center) 2,494
Irvine (Campus & Medical Center) 1,531
Los Angeles (Campus & Medical Center) 3,223
Riverside 11
Santa Barbara 35
Santa Cruz 3
San Diego 1,907
San Francisco 2,259
Total 11,518

For additional information about this unit and the labor agreement, follow the links at the right.

*FTP Data, November 2008