RSVP to March on the Boss and pledge to vote “Yes” in a Strike Authorization Vote

by UAW | Sep 8, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates

Time is up! Both Postdoc and Research Staff contracts are expired. Rather than working with Postdocs and Research Staff quickly to find solutions that address the rising cost of living, ICE attacks, and discrimination and harassment, UW Administration continues to use...

9/3 Bargaining Recap: UW proposes WEAK Immigration Protections

by UAW | Sep 4, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates

UW Research Staff and Postdocs are fighting to make sure that University of Washington is a safe and equitable workplace for everyone! While UAW members propose strengthening protections and rights, UW Admin instead finds all kinds of excuses, seeking to appease the...

UAW August recap: What can you do to win more than a 1% raise?

by UAW | Aug 31, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates

Postdoc Bargaining Update The Postdoc contract expired today. Postdocs won’t see any more movement on wages or other priorities until union members put pressure on UW Admin. RSVP for the Massive March on the Boss At the table, Postdocs reasserted our proposal to make...

Postdoc contract expires on August 31!

by UAW | Aug 18, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates

Our contract expires August 31, in just 2 weeks, but UW Admin isn’t budging on their pathetic 1% raise proposal. What are our next steps? UW workers are walking out to Red Square, Montlake Triangle, and Harborview on August 31 at 11am to show UW Admin they can’t keep...

TAs Won on Overtime & Probation, Show Up to Fight for a Living Wage

by UAW | Aug 12, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates

Yesterday, we made progress on a couple of important compensation-related articles and reached a tentative agreement (TA) on five articles. You can always read the exact language in our bargaining portal website. Bargaining Portal Bargaining Highlights: Tentative...