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,...

Have you endorsed the Initial Bargaining Demands?

July 26, 2022 Bargaining begins in less than a month! Have you endorsed the Initial Bargaining Demands? Hundreds of UW Researchers have added their name to the IBDs already, and we want to reach majority support to demonstrate to administration that we are united in...

Add your name to the Initial Bargaining Demands

July 7, 2022 Sign on to the Initial Bargaining Demands here! These demands were drafted by the Bargaining Committee based on hundreds of conversations before, during and after our representation election. These Initial Bargaining Demands represent the foundation of...