by webmaster | Feb 24, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates
This morning was the first Research Staff bargaining day. Based on the Initial Bargaining Demands our members have ratified, input through the bargaining survey, and thousands of conversations with our colleagues, the Research Staff unit has begun bargaining our...
by webmaster | Feb 24, 2026 | Membership Updates
This past Monday, January 23rd, 30 UW students, postdocs, and research staff traveled to Olympia to support funding for research, joined with our peers from WSU & WWU. Six of your fellow UAW members testified at the Senate Higher Education Committee meeting in...
by webmaster | Feb 20, 2026 | Membership Meetings, Membership Updates
The 2026 Equity Survey is open! Academic workers in UAW 4121 have won some of the strongest measures in the country for preventing harassment and discrimination in our contracts. One of these measures is the equity survey, a tool created by members to hold the...
by webmaster | Feb 19, 2026 | 2026 RS Bargaining, Membership Updates
Negotiations for your next Research Staff contract with UW Admin begin next week, Tuesday February 24th! Click the video below to hear from Jeffrey, a Research Scientist in Orthopedics, about what has motivated him to join the fight and why now is the time to make...
by webmaster | Feb 19, 2026 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates, Postdoc Email Digest
Over the past year, we have seen mounting attacks on immigrants workers and scholars around the country. Many international postdocs have voiced that they worry daily about their ability to continue living and working in the UW community. However, the protections...
by webmaster | Feb 19, 2026 | Events, Membership Updates
This coming Monday people from all sectors of UW’s Research Mission – admin, faculty, fellows, staff, and students – will gather in Olympia to support SB 6321, which would direct six billion dollars to support research across the state of Washington. This is our...
