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UAW Postdoctoral Employees (Postdoc) negotiation updates

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Name Dept/Role
Trevor Thompson Negotiator, Labor Relations
Banks Evans Assistant VP, Labor Relations
Evan Elliott Specialist, Labor Relations
Aileen V. Trilles Senior HR Director, College of Engineering
David Apelzin Faculty Affairs Specialist, Academic Personnel & Faculty
Deepa Rao Assoc. Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Academic Personnel & Faculty
Lisa R. Hanna Executive Director, Campus HR Operations & Services
Stephanie A. Harrington Associate Dean, College of the Environment
Tyler Hitt Human Resources Consultant, Campus HR Operations
Beth Lund Compensation Consultant, Campus Compensation
Margo Cousins Director of Research & Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Alex Jaeger Director, Academic Appointments and Compensation, School of Medicine
Peter J. Denis Associate Dean for Personnel, College of Arts & Sciences
Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine
Jackie Nachtman Senior HR Business Partner, College of the Environment
Alex Finlon Grothe Associate Director of HR, College of Engineering


  • UAW Postdoctoral Scholars – UW Negotiations Recap for August 31, 2026

    August 31, 2026

    This recap details the twelfth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Employer Initial Proposals Article 7: Grievance Procedure In addition to the initial proposal presented by the Employer during the July 7 bargaining session, the Employer proposed updating the arbitrator selection process…

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  • UAW Postdoctoral Scholars – UW Negotiations Recap for August 24, 2026

    August 25, 2026

    This recap details the eleventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Union Counter Proposals The Union presented a package proposal in which all provisions would need to be accepted in their entirety. The full contents of the package are outlined below: Article…

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  • UAW Postdoctoral Scholars – UW Negotiations Recap for August 17, 2026

    August 18, 2026

    This recap details the tenth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Union Counter Proposals The Union presented a package proposal in which all provisions would need to be accepted in their entirety. The full contents of the package are outlined below: MOU:…

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  • UAW Postdoctoral Scholars – UW Negotiations Recap for August 10 and August 12, 2026

    August 13, 2026

    This recap details the eighth and ninth sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Tentative Agreements Article 28: Travel Pay The parties agreed to updated language that will require reimbursements to be processed within thirty (30) days of submission by the employee of…

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  • UAW Postdoctoral Scholars – UW Negotiations Recap for July 29, 2026

    July 30, 2026

    This recap details the seventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Tentative Agreements The parties agreed to maintain current contract language in the following Article: Article 25: Titles and Classifications _______________________________________________________________ Union Counter Proposals Article 4: Appointments and Reappointments The Union reasserted…

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