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UAW Academic Student Employees (ASEs) negotiation updates

This is the team negotiating the new contract:

Jennifer Mallahan
Negotiator, Labor Relations
Mindy Kornberg
Vice President, UWHR
Amy Junglov
Director, HR Compensation
Bernadette Dwyer
Human Resources Director, College of Education
Meghan Herman
Director of Human Resources, School of Public Health
Margo Cousins
Director of Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Peter Denis
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Aileen Trilles
Director of HR, College of Engineering
Stephanie Harrington
Associate Dean, College of the Environment
Charlotte Hentges
Human Resources Manager, School of Public Health
Trista Truemper
Senior HR Policy Analyst
Michelle Sutton
Assistant Director, Graduate School
Margaret Krueger
Human Resources Director, College of the Environment
Genevieve LeClerc
Human Resources Consultant
Katrina Kovac
Senior Human Resources Business Partner, School of Medicine
Jennifer McEwen
Assistant Dean, Evans School
Banks Evans
Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations
Trevor Thompson
Labor Relations Specialist, Labor Relations
Mayumi Willgerodt PhD, MPH, RN
Professor, University of Washington School of Nursing
Ryan Hansen
Interim Chair, Department of Pharmacy
Gail Gray
Director of HR Policy, School of Medicine
Christopher Campbell
Associate Dean for Students, College of Built Environments
Jihui Yang
Vice Dean, College of Engineering
Tricia B
Director of Human Resources, Evans School
Kate Kerschbaum
Assistant Director of Academic Services, iSchool
Helene J. Obradovich
Director, Graduate School
Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos
Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine
Lisa Hanna
Director, Employee Relations, UWHR
Erin Rice
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Barry Nemeth Jr.
Director of Benefits, HR: Information Systems

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    May 23, 2024

    UW has reached agreement with UAW ASEs on a collective bargaining agreement effective from May 19, 2024 through April 30, 2027. Members of UAW have voted in favor of ratifying their contract. For details on the agreement reached, please see the following summary tables below. The main UAW ASE contract page will be updated with…

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  • Tentative Agreement reached with UAW ASEs

    May 15, 2024

    UW has reached agreement with UAW Local 4121 ASEs on a successor agreement. Members of UAW Local 4121 ASEs still need to vote in favor of ratifying the contract. In accordance with the law the union will endorse the tentative agreement for ratification and will move to ratify the agreement. Additionally, the Union has agreed…

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  • UW & UAW ASE Negotiations Recap for May 13, 2024

    May 14, 2024

    Background This recap details the nineteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW ASEs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. This is the fourth session with a Public Employment Relations Commission mediator. Status Update The Employer and the Union have reached agreement on 34…

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  • UW & UAW ASE Negotiations Recap for May 9, 2024

    May 10, 2024

    Background This recap details the eighteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW ASEs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. This is the third session with a Public Employment Relations Commission mediator. Status Update The Employer and the Union have reached agreement on 34…

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  • UW & UAW ASE Negotiations Recap for May 8, 2024

    May 9, 2024

    Background This recap details the seventeenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW ASEs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. This is the second session with a Public Employment Relations Commission mediator.   Tentative Agreements Article 35- Workload The article remained mostly current contract…

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