Email Digest

June 22, 2023 Thank you for all your hard work on the picket lines (and organizing remotely)! We have two strong contracts in place for UW Research Scientists and Postdocs thanks to your efforts. As you know, UW has docked the pay of many striking workers. In addition...

June 20, 2023 We formed a union & we have our first contract! Congratulations & looking forward to building power with everyone  Final results: Out of 956 RSE A-4s voting, 942 (98.5%) voted YES to ratify the contract. Altogether, 65.0% of all RSE A-4s voted...

June 16, 2023 It’s time for Research Scientists/Engineers A-4 to vote on the tentative agreement to ratify our 2023 - 2026 contract! The wins in this tentative agreement are a direct outcome of our collective power demonstrated during the 9 days we were striking,...

June 15, 2023 Preparing for Ratification Vote We (the bargaining committee) are really excited about the tentative agreement we reached with UW on our first Research Scientist A-4 Contract. Now that we have reached this tentative agreement, our next step is to hold a...

June 15, 2023 Research Scientists and Postdocs Have Officially Paused the Strike Research Scientists and Postdocs have officially paused our strikes, following a collective decision made at membership meetings & the straw polls. Results of the straw polls that...

June 14, 2023 Postdoc Bargaining At approximately 9pm tonight, the Postdoc bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with UW administration! Even though both units have now reached tentative agreements, at this time we are still on strike. As soon as you are able,...

June 14, 2023 As you saw from the email in the middle of the night last night, RSEs reached a tentative agreement on the remaining articles of our contract (An overview of these remaining articles is at the bottom of this email). Postdocs are back at the...

June 13, 2023 Research Scientist/Engineers bargaining ran late into the night and we reached tentative agreements (TAs) with management on all remaining contract articles! This includes Compensation. The TA of our Compensation article includes: -A 3.25% salary...

June 12, 2023 Week 2 of our strike is off to a strong start! After a weekend of energizing (and some may say, unforeseen) circumstances, today’s pickets & “Tim Dellit, Settle It” rally were full of spirit, solidarity, and song. At the Postdoc bargaining table...

June 11, 2023 Action items for starting this week As week 2 of our strike starts tomorrow, we already have several action items on the agenda to continue applying pressure to the university. Monday, June 12th, 12pm - Monday Action: meet at the courtyard between Health...

June 10, 2023 US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Honors Our Pickets at Commencement Secretary Cardona, who had been slotted as the keynote speaker at today’s Commencement, honored our picket lines and canceled his speech. President Biden’s administration...

June 10, 2023 US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Honors Our Pickets Secretary Cardona, who had been slotted as the keynote speaker at today’s Commencement, honored our picket lines and canceled his speech. President Biden’s administration maintains a policy that...

June 10, 2023 Today’s rainy morning didn’t hold us back on the picket lines! We kept the tempo up (dance pickets, anyone?) and brought that energy to our Injury to One is an Injury to All Mass Action. Check out some of the coverage of our ongoing strike on CBS...

It was a beautiful day to be out on the picket lines, coming together to support each other and make our voices heard. On Friday (6/9) at 2pm, we will gather at the picket line at 15th and Stevens Way to stand united against UW Admin’s bullying tactics to round out...

June 8, 2023 12:59am UW’s Tactics Targeting International Scholars UW provided guidance to several departments today that included a blatant mischaracterization of facts regarding international scholars & striking: “We have also been informed by OAP/ISO that we...