Postdoc Bargaining 2021 FAQ

Bargaining FAQs In the coming months, we will negotiate a new contract with the University that will determine our working conditions for the next few years — stipend levels, job security, workplace rights, etc. The actual bargaining takes place inside a meeting room,...

Get Involved in Postdoc Bargaining!

In past contract campaigns, every significant movement UW Administration has made in bargaining has been a direct result of major member action. The more Postdocs across campus who participate, the stronger the contract we can win! There are a number of ways you can...

2021 Postdoc Bargaining Proposals

Here is information on current proposals and tentative agreements. Check back for updates.   Union Proposals UW Proposals Article 4: Appointments and Reappointments UAW proposal 12/16/2020, 8am UAW proposal 01/13/2021, 3pm UAW proposal 01/20/2021, 2:30pm UAW...

11/18/20 Postdoc Bargaining Summary

This morning we met with the UW administration for our second bargaining meeting. We made proposals on the following articles: Article 32 Wages (click for PDF) Increasing the Postdoc minimum pay scale to match the National Institutes of Health National Research...

2020 General Election Voting Information

To expect a result Nov. 3 is logistically and mathematically unreasonable Because US presidential election results are determined by Electoral College votes (as opposed to the Popular Vote), results at the state level are extremely important. In particular, the...

Election Response Action & Info Meetings

As concerns continue to grow among UAW members and others in the labor community around Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power in this election, we’re coming together alongside our broader labor community to build the kind of mass mobilization and...