As of noon today, the ratification vote on the Tentative Agreement is open to all ASE union members, and closes at 7pm on Friday.
Our ASE bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on this Tentative Agreement. Our unit has fought hard over years to build power and win the best possible contract at the moment when we had the most power to do so – the moment when the threat of future disruption was highest.
This contract contains the highest raises ASEs at UW have ever won: 12%-10%-10% raises to the base salary each year for a cumulative raise of 36% over three years, and guaranteed raises for variable (3%/2%/2%) and hourly (8%/5%/5%) employees.
We made major equity wins: our first-ever Reasonable Accommodations article, with an enforceable right to accommodations, an interactive process, and interim measures for immediate relief if an ASE files a grievance over accommodations. We also won our first-ever Immigration article, with paid immigration leaves and reappointment rights language.
In this contract, ASEs have also won summer UPASS; doubled our eye exam coverage; and even won a longer timeline to file grievances over violations of our rights. You can check out the tentative agreement highlights here and the full tentative agreement here.
Make sure to look out for:
- Informational Sessions
- Bargaining Team Office Hour Sessions
- A Ratification FAQ (coming soon)
- Bargaining Team Statements (coming soon)
- Additional Contract Summaries (coming soon)