Systemwide Employee & Labor Relations fosters employee engagement, negotiates and administers local and systemwide labor agreements and provides multi-faceted support toward ensuring an inclusive, diverse, collaborative and productive work environments across the UC system.


Explore the sections below to learn more about these units, their programs and staff.

Employee & Labor Relations Leadership

Melissa Matella

Associate Vice President Employee & Labor Relations

Phone: (510) 987-9080

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Aurora D'Agostino

Phone: (510) 987-9754

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Employee Relations

Learn More About Systemwide Employee Relations

Facilitating the development and implementation of strategies and initiatives that build an environment of employee engagement in which people can do their best work.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

Information regarding Systemwide Employee Relation's role in supporting systemwide compliance with the law and spirit of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and links to key policies covering nondiscrimination, affirmative action and disability

Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Violence Prevention and Resolution

Resources for university community members related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation and sexual assault/sexual violence

Staff Engagement

Workforce engagement survey information jointly sponsored by Systemwide Employee Relations and the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies (CUCSA).

Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB)

Information and resources regarding Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB)

Juliann Martinez

Interim Executive Director

Phone: (510) 287-3331

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Melisandra Leonardos

AA/EEO COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Phone: (510) 987-9018

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Rosamaria Garcia

Complaint Resolution Officer

Phone: (510) 987-9640

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Dale Williams

Employee Relations Coordinator

Phone: (510) 987-0273

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Labor Relations

Systemwide Labor Agreements

Systemwide Labor Relations is responsible for negotiating and administering 15 systemwide labor agreements and 22 local agreements with 17 unions, covering over 134,000 academic and staff employees across the UC system.

Frequently Asked Questions: Collective Bargaining

Provides answers to questions frequently asked about union representation and collective bargaining.

Labor Relations Org. Chart (pdf)

Explore the reporting structures within Systemwide Labor Relations

Matt Teaford

Director of Labor Relations

Phone: (510) 987-9144

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Annette Garcia

Associate Director, Operations & Planning

Phone: (510) 987-0790

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E Kevin Young

Associate Director/Chief Negotiator

Phone: (510) 987-0141

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Mara Otero

Associate Director/Chief Negotiator

Phone: (510) 987-0177

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Paul Garza

Labor Relations Manager

Phone: (510) 987-0895

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Liliana Cortez

Labor Relations Manager

Phone: (510) 978-9070

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David Tuttle

Labor Relations Manager

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Karren Yun

Labor Relations Manager

Phone: (510) 987-0815

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Tracy Babbitt

Administrative Officer

Phone: (510) 987-9906

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Sharon Adams

Principal Analyst

Phone: (510) 987-9914

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Jeanette McClain

Labor Relations Consultant

Phone: (510) 987-0078

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Ambrocine Rodriguez

Project Analyst

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