University of Washington Human Resources

UW & SEIU 1199NW RHH Negotiations Recap for December 4, 2025

Background

This recap details the seventh session for the negotiation for the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199NW Research/Hall Health. This and all other bargaining sessions for this contract have been held virtually. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website.

This session was joined and mediated by PERC mediator Karyl Elinski.

SEIU 1199NW RHH Counter Proposals

Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions

The Union proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees

• January 1, 2026, a 3% increase to pay tables BQ and BR.
• July 1, 2026, a 2% increase to pay tables BQ and BR

The union also proposed to align the SEIU 1199 Husky Health nurses with the following pay tables used for SEIU 1199 Harborview workers:

RNs and Research RNs 1 and 2 would be assigned to Pay Table BR Range 2

RNs and Research RNs 3 would be assigned to Pay Table BR Range 3

Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would be assigned to Pay Table BQ Range 14

Physicians Assistants and ARNP Leads would be assigned to Pay Table BQ Range 24

MOU – Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases

The Union proposed the following:

• Effective January 1, 2026 RNs would receive a one percent (1%) increase.
• Effective July 1, 2026 RNs would receive a two percent (2%) increase.
• Effective July 1, 2026 Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would receive a five percent (5%) increase.

UW Counter Proposals

Employer Package Proposal

In response to the Union’s proposal, the Employer proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety.

In this package, the Employer proposed the following which is all outstanding articles still open:

Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions

The Employer previously proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees

• Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, a 3% increase
• July 1, 2026, a 2% increase

MOU – Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases

The Employer proposed the following:

• Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period as determined by the Employer, pay tables B2 and BW would receive a two percent (2%) increase
• Effective July 1, 2026, pay tables B2 and BW would receive a three percent (3%) increase
• Effective January 1, 2027, the following job profiles would receive range increases:

Employees would be placed on the new range as described in the table below on the effective date.

New MOU – New Top Step for Registered Nurses and Research Registered Nurses

In response to the Union, the Employer proposed that effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, as determined by the Employer, the Employer would add:

• Step AE for the Registered Nurse pay ranges 1 and 2 on pay table B2. The new top auto step AE would be two percent (2%) above Step AD.
• Step AE for the Registered Nurse – Research pay ranges 1 and 2 on pay table BW. The new top auto step AE would be two percent (2%) above Step AD.

Employees who have been on Step AD for at least a year by the effective date would be placed on Step AE.

The Employer also proposed small edits to the following articles:

Article 5 – Union Membership, Dues Deduction, and Status Reports

Article 6 – Bargaining Unit Classes / Definitions

Article 8 – Educational and Professional Development

The Employer proposed the following articles as current contract language:

Article 14 Union Activities

Article 26 Grievance Procedure

Article 34 Salary – Which is a reference to the applicable pay tables for each job classification.

MOU Panel of Arbitrators

Next Steps

The next UW & 1199NW RHH bargaining session is still being scheduled with the PERC mediator and will be held virtually.