University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE)
Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO (CWA)

Organizing & Representing University of California Employees of the Los Alamos National Laboratory


UPTE Local
1663
1907 Central Ave., Suite 209

Los Alamos, NM 87544

Email: lanl@upte.org
Phone: (505) 662-4679

 

UPTE Officers

UPTE Petition (pdf)

UPTE Petition (doc)

Meeting Schedules

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

CWA Periodic Updates

Polygraph Resources

Labor Resources

Labor News

Information for Whistleblowers

LANL-UC Salaries

SSM Merit Raise Info 1996-2006


Contact UPTE Webmaster

WHAT UPTE STANDS FOR:

 

  • A grievance procedure that really works, with enforceable deadlines and procedural integrity
  • Seniority as a basis for layoffs, rather than subjective or arbitrary factors
  • An end to discrimination in the workplace based on race, sex, age, veteran status and sexual orientation, including discrimination in layoff and sex-based wage discrimination
  • A workplace free of fear of retaliation ­ for whistleblowing, for organizing, for filing grievances, for raising health and safety concerns, and for speaking up about problems at LANL
  • Decent wages that reflect the responsibility and complexity of our jobs, and salary increases that are awarded fairly ­ without favoritism, discrimination, or retaliation

JOIN US!

  • Print out the UPTE Membership Application Form.
  • Furnish your information in the required sections of the form and sign it in the lower right corner where indicated.
  • Mail it to: Mable Amador, UPTE Local 1663, 1907 Central Ave., Suite 209, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
  • Send via LANL Inter-Office Mail to: Cathy Chapman, MS H838
  • If you need help or have questions please contact Theresa Connaughton at 665-4574.

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LANL Salary Disparity Settlement Beneficiaries
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UPTE Makes a Difference

Message from Manny
Related Correspondence

UCRP Complaint Lawsuit filed

UPTE Petition for a union may be accessed with the links on the left column of this page.
Both pdf and doc links are available.

Legality of Changes for LANL Employees and Retirees
Pension Plan Legal Memo to Jelger Kalmijn

University of California Retirement Plan Source Document
UCRP Source Document September 2004
UCRP Summary Description Plan Caveat
(Right click on the link above and use 'Save Link Target As...' to save a local copy of the file.)
Note that UPTE's charter now admits retirees as members.

Letters from Manny

Letters to Officials

  • Letter to Dr. Dynes and UC from Ambassador Linton Brooks
  • Letter to Secretary Bodman from Senators Bingaman and Domenici

SSM Merit Raise Info 1996-2006
Click Here

UC Contract News - click on the links below
UC Contract Extension
UC Contract Modifications Summary

November 2005 Salary List
(earlier salary lists are also provided)

DOE Complex Worker Health Issues

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

The Resource Center for Northern New Mexico is now open

Energy Employees Compensation Resource Center
412 Paseo de Onate, Suite D.
(Next door to PNM, between the old movie theater and Cook's Hardware)
Espanola, NM 87532-3486
(505) 747-6766

UPTE/HRT Class Action Lawsuit

Press Release (HTML) (MS-Word)
and Complaint (HTML) (MS-Word)

UC Contract Petition Drive

·         UPTE comments to LANL draft RFP

·         Comments submitted by UPTE at LANL to the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Use of Competitive Procedures for DOE Laboratories on August 4th, 2003.

·         Joint Statement (Press Release) February 13th, 2003: The Union of Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE/CWA Local 9119) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and the UPTE affiliate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) the Society of Professional Scientists and Engineers (SPSE) announce their support for the continuation of the University of California (UC) management of their laboratories.

·         YOUR URGENT ACTION IS REQUESTED Email from Theresa Connaughton, February 20th, 2003.

·         PETITION FORM (PDF Format)

·         How to SEND LETTERS to the NM Congressional Delegation memberson their websites

·         Testimony before the Committee on Oversight of the DOE National Laboratories of the California State Senate by Manny Trujillo (Los Alamos) and Sue Byars (SPSE-UPTE Livermore).

·         Additional Concerns and Comments on the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the LANL Contract
To: Tyler Przybylek, Chairman of the Source Evaluation Board
From: Coalition for LANL Excellence (CLE)
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS (pdf) or ADDITIONAL CONCERNS (doc)

GAO Report
(April, 2002)

U.S. General Accounting Office Report GAO-02-391
DOE WEAPONS LABORATORIES:
Actions Needed to Strengthen EEO Oversight
New York Times article about the GAO Report

Articles of Interest

 

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