by UWResearchers | Feb 23, 2023 | Emails
February 23, 2022 Bargaining Update Yesterday was our first bargaining session with UW Admin following our successful Strike Authorization Vote. Research scientists from across campus showed up to tell Admin that we are unwilling to entertain their insulting...
by UWResearchers | Feb 16, 2023 | Emails
February 16, 2023 Great news! Tonight, our Strike Authorization Vote concluded with 959 total votes cast, and 91.7% of Research Scientists/Engineers A-4 voting Yes. A supermajority of all UW RSEs have voted to authorize our Bargaining Team to call a strike if...
by UWResearchers | Feb 14, 2023 | Emails
February 14, 2023 0% market adjustment and an annual 2% cost of living increase, This was what UW proposed during Research Scientist bargaining last week. As a reminder, UW’s own salary study says that they pay RSEs 30% below market. This insulting proposal followed...
by UWResearchers | Feb 7, 2023 | Emails
February 7, 2023 Bargaining Update—COMPENSATION Wow. Just, wow. After more than 2 months of delay, today UW proposed their counter on our Compensation article. UW Admin claimed that this delay was due to its complexity, and that they needed time to “price it out”....
by UWResearchers | Feb 6, 2023 | Emails
February 6, 2023 We, members of UW Researchers United and UW Postdoc Bargaining Committees, are writing to encourage you to vote “Yes” in the Strike Authorization Votes that begin today. Click Here to Vote! A Strike Authorization Vote is a process through which...
by UWResearchers | Feb 5, 2023 | Emails
February 5, 2023 Tomorrow, all UW Research Scientists and Engineers A-4 and UW Postdocs will begin Strike Authorization Votes (SAV) to authorize our bargaining teams to call strikes should circumstances justify. Will you join us in voting YES on day 1 of the Strike...
