by UAW | Jan 21, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining
I am asking you to sign on to the Initial Bargaining Demands (IBDs): https://form.jotform.com/260154423245045 created from input of hundreds of Research Staff from the Bargaining Survey. Negotiations for the next Research Staff contract will begin in a few short weeks...
by UAW | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
You can also find the new Postdoc contract here: https://www.uaw4121.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Postdoc-Contract-2025-Final.pdf COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED...
by UAW | Jul 30, 2025 | Membership Updates
In 2021, Postdocs won a new type of financial support for parents and caregivers in our contract in the form of the Postdoc Caregiver Fund. The total amount of the fund for 2026 is $75,000. Winning this fund was possible because of our collective action,...
by UAW | Mar 20, 2025 | Membership Updates
Over the last several years, Research Coordinators & Consultants have fought to organize and gain the rights & protections of unionized workers. As of March 18, the Washington Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has tallied their signed Authorization...
by UAW | Feb 10, 2025 | 2025 Federal Policy Updates
This morning, UAW 4121 worked with Washington Attorney General Nick Brown’s office to support a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration’s reckless order to cap indirect cost recovery from NIH grants, which would cut around 100 million dollars in research funding to...
