Email Digest

June 7, 2023 10:59pm We had an incredibly powerful day one of striking! Coming together in massive numbers across campus was a historic demonstration of our research community's desire to win better working conditions for all of us! There were four packed picket...

June 6, 2023 We spent the day continuing to bargain with UW Admin and we were not able to reach an agreement. Postdocs were also not able to reach agreement. Following a participatory mass meeting of nearly 500 of us, and the conclusion of our negotiations with...

June 6, 2023 We have been bargaining again this morning and have not yet reached agreement; unless you hear otherwise, we will be striking starting tomorrow. This email contains information about what you need to do right now as well as picket line information for...

June 5, 2023 UW is feeling the pressure, let’s keep it up! Because of our continued organizing efforts, we did see some progress from UW in their last proposal: UW Admin has accepted our proposals for increases to the salary floors of each position in the unit which...

June 4, 2023 Unfortunately we’re still seeing misinformation from UW Labor Relations about what is and is not allowed in anticipation of a possible strike. We have already covered most of these issues in our FAQ and on “Mailbag,” which has been distributed in every...

June 2, 2023 Strike Preparation  We still don’t have a fair contract and unless that changes, we will strike starting June 7th. Our 80 Strike Captains have been holding Area Meetings around campus and more will be happening on Monday and Tuesday to discuss strike...

June 1, 2023 Strike Preparation  We still don’t have a fair contract and unless that changes, we will strike starting June 7th. Here are the three things you should do TODAY to prepare: 1) Each RSE should sign up for picket line shifts 2) Make a plan with your lab and...

May 26, 2023 As you hopefully read yesterday, we set a strike date of June 7th. Check out the coverage from Kiro 7, The Daily, and The Stand. Also see below for more snapshots from the action! Here’s how you can get ready to strike starting on June 7th: Be prepared...

May 25, 2023 Bargaining Update Thanks to your organizing efforts– reaching out to your coworkers, talking to your PIs, sending letters to faculty and department chairs, and impactful presentations to the Board of Regents– for the first time since bargaining began back...

May 25, 2023 Thank you to the hundreds of you who came to our mass action today. This was another great example of our two units' engagement and mobilization strength. In February, both Research Scientists and Postdocs took strike authorization votes and a...

May 23, 2023 We have not yet made the decision to call a strike, but unless we see some major shifts at the bargaining table this week, a work stoppage in early June is likely. Community Support Good news! If we do have to go on strike to win fair contracts with UW,...

May 22, 2023 We have not yet made the decision to call a strike, but unless we see some major shifts at the bargaining table this week, a work stoppage in early June is looking increasingly likely. The biggest thing you can do to help this week is to attend our...

May 19, 2023 Yesterday's email provided an overview about compensation; there are two other major issues still on the bargaining table, both pertaining to equity. Our employer, the University of Washington, is fighting to deny Research Scientists and Engineers: 1) a...

May 17, 2023 Mark the date: May 25th Noon Action- STRIKE decisions and timeline! This will be our most pivotal union event yet and we need YOU to be part of the decisions! RSVP here! As you’ll see in the bargaining update below, we saw minuscule movement from UW Admin...

Thursday's Board of Regents MeetingShoutout to the many of you who showed up for the UW Board of Regents Meeting Thursday! We overflowed their meeting room.  We offered a 10-minute panel to the UW Board of Regents in which we made sure they are aware: That UW has been...