UW – SAG-AFTRA Negotiations Recap 3/30/23
Background
This recap details the seventeenth session for the negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington (UW) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) for KUOW. Both parties were joined by Public Employment Relations Commission mediator Sean Leonard. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website.
Compensation Counter Proposals
Lump Sum
Union:
- A lump sum of $3500 to each employee in Producer 1, Producer 2, Producer/Announcer, Web Producer, and Production Engineer job classifications paid on July 1, 2023
- A lump sum of $3000 to each employee in the other job classifications paid on July 1, 2023
Employer:
- A lump sum of $1700 to each employee in Announcer, Producer 1, Producer 2, Producer/Announcer, Board Operator, Web Producer, and Production Engineer job classifications paid on September 25, 2023
- A lump sum of $1300 to each employee in the other job classifications paid on September 25, 2023
Contract Duration
Union:
Contract duration of upon ratification through September 30, 2025
Employer:
Contract duration of upon ratification through January 31, 2026
Minimum Salaries and across the board increase
Employer:
- 9% increase to minimum salaries on the first pay period following ratification
- 3% across-the-board increase to all members of the bargaining unit on the first pay period following ratification
- 4% across-the-board and minimum salary increase on January 1, 2024
- 3% across-the-board and minimum salary increase on January 1, 2025
Union:
- 9% increase to minimum salaries on April 1, 2023
- 3% across-the-board increase to all members of the bargaining unit on April 1, 2023
- 4% across-the-board and minimum salary increase on July 1, 2023
- 3% across-the-board and minimum salary increase on July 1, 2024
Next Steps
The parties are scheduling a subsequent bargaining session. Date to be determined.