Email Digest
Postdoc contract expires on August 31!
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...
TAs Won on Overtime & Probation, Show Up to Fight for a Living Wage
Yesterday, we made progress on a couple of important compensation-related articles and reached a tentative agreement (TA) on five articles. You can always read the exact language in our bargaining portal website. Bargaining Portal Bargaining Highlights: Tentative...
Postdoc Bargaining Update: UW adds 0.5% to Wage Cut Proposal
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...
Bargaining update: Movement on visa support but UW Admin won’t commit to supporting Postdocs through immigration crises
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...
Collective Action Leads to Increased Movement at the Bargaining Table
The collective action of our members over the last few weeks has led to movement at the bargaining table this week! Highlights Include Clearer corrective action processes Easier approval process for purchasing workplace materials Easier process for travel-related...
CoCos continue to build power 1 year later!
It's been one year since Research Coordinators and Consultants (CoCos) ratified their first union contract and joined UAW 4121 as members of the Research Staff unit, growing our union and worker power on campus by 600 members! Be sure to join your union and make your...
2026 Primary Endorsements – Ballots are out!
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
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
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...
They want to cut your protections. We’re fighting back — June 25 @ 1pm
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...