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...
by UAW | Aug 12, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates
Today Postdocs heard Admin’s second wage offer, which only marginally improved on their initial proposal. Some highlights: Updating a 1% / 0% / 1% raise proposal to 1% / 0.5% / 1% – only a $345/yr increase No improved childcare fund No fixes to the overtime problem No...
by UAW | Aug 10, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates
August Area Actions Join Your Union After months of pressure, UW Admin responded to our demands for stronger protections for international Postdocs by: Clearer timelines for International Scholars Operations responses Allowing more flexibility for H1-B applications...
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...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2026 | Bargaining Updates, PD bargaining updates, Postdoc Email Digest
Today was the first day of Postdoc-specific negotiations, where Postdocs passed our initial articles on several core issues that touch on our Initial Bargaining Demands — fair and just compensation, protections and support for international Postdocs, equal...
by webmaster | Jun 15, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates, Postdoc Email Digest
In our joint Postdoc (PD) and Research Staff (RS) bargaining sessions, UW Management has pushed an anti-discrimination and harassment proposal that would dismantle existing protections for workers based on medical condition, ethnic origin, political affiliation, and...
