What is the Contract Action Team (CAT) ?

It takes all 7,000 Research and Public Service Professionals (RPSPs) working together to win a contract we deserve. In every team, department, lab, program, staff need to come together to shape our bargaining priorities and take action to improve our workplace rights. In order to build the mass, supermajority participation we need, RPSPs across the UC system are joining the Contract Action Team (CAT) to make sure their coworkers stay informed and ready to win a strong contract.

What do CATs do?

Members of the Contract Action Team are committing to:

  • Keep others informed: talk to coworkers about bargaining, relay updates from our Bargaining Team, answer questions, and address concerns.
  • Mobilize coworkers: make sure colleagues know the stakes of this contract fight, are participating in shaping and ratifying bargaining priorities, and are standing together to put pressure on UC through rallies and other direct actions, — up to and including a strike if justified and necessary.

  • Expand the CAT: identify coworkers who can do all of the above in their own team, department, lab, program, or other group of workers.

How Do I Join the CAT (or Nominate Somebody Else)?

Anyone can nominate themself or a coworker to the CAT, and anyone nominated gets started on joining the CAT with a short training and onboarding. You should share this form with a coworker who is respected by their colleagues or is the go-to person for questions about our union.

Berkeley

Nikta Akhavan

Nikta Akhavan

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Emma Jackson

Emma Jackson

Survey Researcher

Berkeley

Kris Stangl

Kris Stangl

Research Administrator

Berkeley

Charlotte O'Keefe

Charlotte O'Keefe

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Christina Lacey

Christina Lacey

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Erica Wilson

Erica Wilson

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Jessica Ross

Jessica Ross

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Emily Jacobson

Emily Jacobson

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Clayton Sullivan

Clayton Sullivan

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Terri Washington

Terri Washington

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Adrienne Pankonin-Dahl

Adrienne Pankonin-Dahl

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Liam Chavez

Liam Chavez

Project Policy Analyst

Berkeley

Garland Withers

Garland Withers

Project Policy Analyst

Office of The President

Davis

Mary Alurwar

Mary Alurwar

Project Policy Analyst

Davis

Deanna Boys

Deanna Boys

Project Policy Analyst

Davis

Brianna McGuire

Brianna McGuire

Academic Project Management Officer

Davis

Tiffany Norris

Tiffany Norris

Academic Program Management Officer

Davis

Luz Sandoval Manjarrez

Luz Sandoval Manjarrez

Research Administrator

Davis

Irvine

Rachel Do

Rachel Do

Project Policy Analyst

Irvine

Mary Paliescheskey

Mary Paliescheskey

Project Policy Analyst

Irvine

Los Angeles

Anastasia Baran

Anastasia Baran

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Leila Espinosa

Leila Espinosa

Project Management Professional

Los Angeles

Joe Galluci

Joe Galluci

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Kristen Mosher

Kristen Mosher

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Tiffany Rose

Tiffany Rose

Research Compliance Analyst

Los Angeles

Caro Cormack Orellana

Caro Cormack Orellana

Field Researcher

Los Angeles

Olive Rickett

Olive Rickett

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Jessica Stevermer

Jessica Stevermer

Research Administrator

Los Angeles

Anya Rosensteel

Anya Rosensteel

Research Compliance Analyst

Los Angeles

Will Tentindo

Will Tentindo

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Raymond Wang

Raymond Wang

Project Policy Analyst

Los Angeles

Adam Zamboni

Adam Zamboni

Research Compliance Analyst

Los Angeles

Santa Barbara

Corrin Terrones

Corrin Terrones

Research Administrator

Santa Barbara

Chris Gifford

Chris Gifford

Project Policy Analyst

Santa Barbara

Santa Cruz

Ashleigh Abe

Ashleigh Abe

Project Policy Analyst

Santa Cruz

Winnie Tang

Winnie Tang

Project Policy Analyst

Santa Cruz

Erika Solberg

Erika Solberg

Research Administrator

Santa Cruz

San Diego

Simeon Benit

Simeon Benit

Research Data Analyst

San Diego

Sara Campbell

Sara Campbell

Research Administrator

San Diego

Greg Hester

Greg Hester

Research Administrator

San Diego

Anthea Mitchell

Anthea Mitchell

Research Data Analyst

San Diego

Nora Mascioli

Nora Mascioli

Research Data Analyst

San Diego

Myiesha Phelps

Myiesha Phelps

Field Researcher

San Diego

Rachel Reynolds

Rachel Reynolds

Research Compliance Analyst

San Diego

San Francisco

Dan Bunis

Dan Bunis

Bioinformatics Programmer

San Francisco

Michael Duke

Michael Duke

Research Data Analyst

San Francisco

Austin Edwards

Austin Edwards

Bioinformatics Programmer

San Francisco

Lee Einhorn

Lee Einhorn

Research Administrator

San Francisco

Rose Gallant

Rose Gallant

Research Administrator

San Francisco

Deborah Ferguson-Fitch

Deborah Ferguson-Fitch

Research Administrator

San Francisco

Emily Flynn

Emily Flynn

Bioinformatics Programmer

San Francisco

Trisha Iley

Trisha Iley

Research Data Analyst

San Francisco

Jelger Kalmijn

Jelger Kalmijn

Research Administrator

San Francisco

Justine Levan

Justine Levan

Bioinformatics Programmer

San Francisco

Eve Perry

Eve Perry

Computational and Data Science Research Specialist

San Francisco

Nicole Phan

Nicole Phan

Project Policy Analyst

San Francisco

Sasha Skinner

Sasha Skinner

Research Data Analyst

San Francisco

Nelson Wu

Nelson Wu

Research Data Analyst

San Francisco