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....
by UAW | Apr 10, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
First, we want to acknowledge that on Wednesday, union members mobilized at a moment’s notice at the SEA-TAC airport to support a fellow UAW 4121 member and family member who were detained at SEA-TAC airport when returning to the US on a flight. They were deported on...
by UAW | Mar 27, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
Yesterday was the third bargaining session with UW management for our next Research Staff (RS) contract. TLDR: We focused on increasing transparency of policies impacting all of us and ensuring we have the financial resources to enforce our rights and build power to...
