Wage Increases for Staff Employees in 99/Policy-Covered, CM, CX, EX, SA and SX

The memo below is being sent to the HR Leadership Forum, the HR Business Partners and the UCPath listserv. Thank you for serving as one of the representatives for your department to receive this memo. Please distribute this message widely to colleagues in your department.

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July 30, 2026

TO: Campus Community

FR: Kathy Moore, Director of Total Rewards, Human Resources

RE: Wage Increases for Staff Employees in 99/Policy-Covered, CM, CX, EX, SA and SX

The following negotiated wage increases will be processed in UCPath according to the dates below. Human Resources is coordinating most of these increases with the UCPath center, therefore departments do not need to take any action unless you receive separate instructions from Human Resources.

Bargaining Unit	Wage Increase	Effective Date of Increase	Scheduled Pay Date Reflecting New Rate	Eligibility*
99/Policy-Covered	4% ATB	6/21/26 BW 7/1/26 MO	7/29/26 BW 7/31/26 MO	Applies to all non-probationary career, P/Y career employees who meet or exceed expectations and who were hired into an eligible position by 1/5/26 with no break in service.
CM/UAW - Communications, Marketing and Sales	4% ATB	7/5/26 BW 7/1/26 MO	7/29/26 BW 7/31/26 MO	Applies to all employees;HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
CX/Teamsters	Bring to Minimum $25/hr	4/12/26 BW	TBD	Applies to any employee with a rate below $25/hr; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
CX/Teamsters	5% ATB	7/1/26 MO 7/5/26 BW	TBD	Applies to all employees; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
CX/Teamsters	One Step Increase (~2%)	7/1/26 MO 7/5/26 BW	TBD	Applies to career, non-probationary, within range employees (~2% lump sum for employees at top step); HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
CX/Teamsters	$1500 Ratification Lump Sum	July 2026	8/31/26	Applies to non-probationary career employees; must be in the unit as of the date of ratification (7/2/26) and the date of payment. ** HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
CX/Teamsters	$1000 One-time Longevity Lump Sum	TBD	TBD	Applies to non-probationary, career employees who have reached 20 years of service as of 7/1/26 (includes employees in accreted titles); HR to implement locally.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	Bring to Minimum $25/hr	4/12/26 BW	7/29/26 BW	Applies to any employee with a rate below $25/hr; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	5% ATB	4/12/26 BW	8/12/26 BW	Applies to all employees; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	1% Equity	4/12/26 BW	8/26/26 BW	Applies to all employees; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	$1500 Ratification Lump Sum	June 2026	TBD	Applies to non-probationary career employees; must be in the unit as of the date of ratification (5/22/26) and the date of payment. HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	One Step Increase (~2%)	7/5/26 BW	9/9/26 BW	Applies to career, non-probationary, within range employees (~2% lump sum for employees at top step); HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
EX/AFSCME - Patient Care Technical	$1000 One-time Longevity Lump Sum	7/5/26 BW	7/29/26 BW	Applies to non-probationary, career employees who have reached 20 years of service as of 7/1/26 (includes employees in accreted titles); HR to implement locally.
SA/FUPOA - Sergeants	4% ATB	7/5/26 BW	8/12/26 BW	Applies to all employees; HR to implement locally.
SX/AFSCME - Service	Bring to Minimum $25/hr	4/12/26 BW	7/29/26 BW	Applies to any employee with a rate below $25/hr; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
SX/AFSCME - Service	5% ATB	4/12/26 BW	8/12/26 BW	Applies to all employees; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
SX/AFSCME - Service	1% Equity	4/12/26 BW	8/26/26 BW	Applies to all employees; HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
SX/AFSCME - Service	$1500 Ratification Lump Sum	June 2026	TBD	Applies to non-probationary career employees; must be in the unit as of the date of ratification (5/22/26) and the date of payment. HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
SX/AFSCME - Service	One Step Increase (~2%)	7/5/26 BW	9/9/26 BW	Applies to career, non-probationary, within range employees (~2% lump sum for employees at top step). HR to coordinate with UCPath center to implement.
SX/AFSCME - Service	$1000 One-time Longevity Lump Sum	7/5/26 BW	8/12/26 BW	Applies to non-probationary, career employees who have reached 20 years of service as of 7/1/26 (includes employees in accreted titles); HR to implement locally.

Employees in K8 (Skilled Trades) and PA (Police Officers): Wage increases for July 2026 are pending negotiations.

Employees on Unpaid Leave or Short Work Break: Increases will be processed centrally by UCPath according to the schedule above, but will not be effective or paid out until the employee returns to active pay status.

Questions: For more information about planned increases for represented employees, please refer to the Wage Increases section of the HR Website. If you have any questions regarding represented wage increases, please submit an HR ServiceNow ticket to Compensation & Classification > General Questions.

*For more information on eligibility criteria, refer to the appropriate collective bargaining agreement posted on UCnet or contact a member of Compensation or Employee and Labor Relations via HR ServiceNow.

**Employees who are less than full-time (1.0 FTE) will have their payment prorated based on their average hours worked in the quadri-weekly or monthly cycle prior to ratification (BW: 05/24-06/06/26 & 06/07-06/20/26 & MO: 06/01-06/30/26) or by their standard FTE, whichever is greater.

Thank you.

Kathy Moore, UCSB Alum '90

Director of Total Rewards

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