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2026 Primary Endorsements – Ballots are out!

by UAW | Jul 17, 2026 | Elections, Membership Updates, Political endorsements

The 2026 primary election in Washington State is here! Ballots are now out, and are due by Tuesday, August 4. Voting, and making sure others vote, is a critical part of building our collective political and governing power. Electing UAW champions to office greatly...

Postdoc bargaining update: professional development, leave equity for fellows, and marginalized worker protections

by UAW | Jul 14, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates

Postdocs had another long day of bargaining yesterday where we passed over counter proposals on 8 different topics, some of which were with Research Staff. The counters are summarized below: Join Your Union Bargaining Portal Article/MOU Postdocs’ Proposals Yesterday...

Bargaining Recap: Movement on Probation + What Comes Next

by UAW | Jul 14, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates

It’s been a busy couple of bargaining days! On Monday, Postdocs and Research Staff co-presented several joint articles, and Tuesday was a full in-person Research Staff bargaining day. Read on for a summary of the action, and visit the Research Staff bargaining portal...

Bargaining recap: lowball wages, weak protections, big rally Thursday

by UAW | Jun 23, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining

Today was the 12th bargaining session for our successor RS contract. Management (finally) passed over several IMPORTANT initial and counter-proposals. Check out our bargaining portal for a comprehensive look at everything that was passed today. RS Bargaining Portal...

UW is Failing Marginalized Workers: Joint Bargaining with the Postdocs and New Proposals

by UAW | Jun 4, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining

Tuesday’s bargaining session was a doozy! We presented 9 articles (3 articles together with Postdocs), including affordability-related issues like compensation. Read on for more! Find proposals presented on our Bargaining Portal! Check out KeliAnne and Marsalis’ recap...
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