Labor Relations

2014-2017: AFT Negotiation Archives

Peter Denis
Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations (Lead Negotiator)
Andrew Berg
Labor Relations Specialist, Labor Relations
Jennifer Buck
Associate Director, UWEO HR
Chris Gilman
Senior Director, IELP
A.J. Hartman
Communications Specialist, Labor Relations
Shelley Kostrinsky
Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
Shelley Middlebrooks
Executive Director, HR Compensation
Anita Sokmen
Associate Director, IELP
Anne Winkelman
Assistant Director, Academic HR

October 12, 2012 Negotiations Recap for October 12, 2012

This recap details the seventh bargaining session between the UW and AFT.UW PresentationUW presented a package counter-proposal, addressing the majority of AFT’s contract proposals.Key Points of UW’s Counter-ProposalPaid Reassigned TimeUW proposed providing 25 percent paid reassigned time for one union…


May 21, 2012 Negotiations Recap for May 21, 2012

This recap details the sixth bargaining session between the UW and AFT.AFT ProposalsAFT provided a review of all of its proposals to date.AFT expressed again that the majority of its overall contract proposal is simply a single collection of existing…


May 14, 2012 Negotiations Recap for May 14, 2012

This recap details the fifth bargaining session held between the UW and AFT.AFT ProposalsAFT presented several contract proposals, and expressed that the majority mirrored existing policies in the IELP operations manual, with only minor changes. These provisions included:Article 10 -…


May 7, 2012 Negotiations Recap for May 7, 2012

This recap details the fourth bargaining session held between the UW and the AFT.UWEO Financial PresentationUWEO delivered a presentation outlining the financial structure of IELP, organized around questions asked previously by AFT. The presentation detailed the following key topics:Budget NumbersUWEO…


April 23, 2012 Negotiations Recap for April 23, 2012

This recap details the third bargaining session held between the UW and the AFT.UW IntroductionUW began by establishing that one of its guiding principles is to ensure that the University emerges from the recession in a way that benefits all…


April 9, 2012 Negotiations Recap for April 9, 2012

This recap details the second bargaining session held between the UW and the AFT.Follow Up from Previous MeetingUW began by explaining that it had reviewed AFT’s initial proposals thoroughly, and looks forward to seeing a more comprehensive version of the…


March 19, 2012 Negotiations Recap for March 19, 2012

The first bargaining session between the University of Washington and the AFT focused on laying the groundwork for the future negotiation sessions and providing AFT an overview of the IELP academic and business models.UW PresentationThe session began with UW explaining…