Labor Relations

UAW Postdoctoral Employees (Postdoc) negotiation updates

The negotiating team and updates will be posted here for the contract beginning in 2025.

Jennifer Mallahan
Negotiator, Labor Relations
Mindy Kornberg
Vice President, UWHR
Alex Grothe
Associate Director of Human Resources, College of Engineering
Amy Junglov
Director, HR Compensation
Deepa Rao
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Jennifer McEwen
Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration, School of Pharmacy
Margo Cousins
Director of Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Aileen Trilles
Director of HR, College of Engineering
Peter Denis
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Trevor Thompson
Specialist, Labor Relations
Banks Evans
Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations
Alex Jaeger
Director of Academic Appointments and Compensation, School of Medicine
Beth Lund
Compensation Consultant, HR Compensation
Erin Mercer
Human Resources Consultant, UWHR
Lisa Hanna
Director, Employee Relations, UWHR
Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos
Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine
Stephanie Harrington
Associate Dean, College of the Environment
Tyler Hitt
Human Resources Consultant, Academic Human Resources

November 20, 2024 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for November 20, 2024

Background This recap details the fourth session of the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]


November 13, 2024 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for November 13, 2024

UAW Postdocs Initial Proposals Article 32 – Compensation The Union proposed to change the current pay structure which has one minimum of $68,460 for Postdoctoral Scholars and Postdoctoral Scholar Fellows […]


October 31, 2024 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for October 30, 2024

Background This recap details the second session of the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]


October 16, 2024 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for October 16, 2024

Background This recap details the first session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]