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...
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...
by UAW | May 20, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
We were at the table with management again on May 19th. The only article UW Management presented was their counter-proposal for Article 10: Grievance Procedure, which provides us a way to enforce our union contract. They effectively proposed to make the grievance...
by UAW | May 8, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
At yesterday’s bargaining session, we reached a tentative agreement on Article 32: Salary Overpayment Recovery. This article updates the cap of vacation hours we can use as repayment when overpayment occurs (240 → 280 hours to reflect changes in state law). Management...
by UAW | May 4, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
We were back at the table on Thursday (April 30) for another contract bargaining session. Before we dive in: On May 27, join your fellow research staff for a virtual Affordability Forum to ensure that our contract reflects the critical, life-changing work that we do....
