Bargaining Updates!

September 2, 2022 Our Working Groups are preparing for bargaining We currently have six Working Groups preparing for our upcoming bargaining sessions: Compensation, Benefits & Family Care, Career Advancement, Anti-Discrimination, Transportation & Housing, and...

UW Researchers successfully start bargaining!

August 15, 2022 Today, UW Researchers held our first Bargaining Session with members of UW administration’s bargaining team. Thanks to our majority support and unit’s engagement, our team was well prepared, and it was an overall success! We presented our Initial...

Updates and Reminders

August 10, 2022 RSE A-4 Bargaining Starts Next Week With A-4 bargaining starting next week (Monday 8/15), hundreds of RSEs have signed on in support of initial proposals developed by the bargaining committee.  We’ll provide periodic updates about the process: in the...

Union celebration and first bargaining session

August 5, 2022 We’re having a picnic to celebrate winning our union and the start of bargaining! Please join us to celebrate, connect with colleagues old and new, and enjoy the Seattle summer with food, drinks, and lawn games! The picnic will be on Sunday, August...

Status Quo & Merit Raises for RSE A-4s

July 29, 2022 Good news! We have successfully negotiated with UW administration around ensuring that certain pay increases will no longer be held up during our “dynamic status quo” period. Administration has agreed to move forward with allowing in-grade pay raises,...