Labor Relations

Service Employees International Union 1199 – Harborview Medical Center and Airlift Northwest

University of Washington employees working at Harborview Medical Center, including nurses, social workers, technologists, and various other health care specialists, are represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. The union also represents nurses working on campus as well as those working in research and as flight nurses. (Nurses working at UW Medical Center are represented by WSNA).

Fill out a membership card for SEIU 1199.

Current contract

The current contract between UW and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW can be found here. Additional Memoranda of Understanding and other agreements bargained mid-contract can be accessed on the Mid-cycle MOUs page.

Negotiation updates

News and updates on the latest UW-SEIU 1199 contract negotiations can be accessed on the Negotiation Updates page.

RCW 43.88.583 Summary

2023-2025 SEIU 1199NW HMC/ALNW (ratified agreement with RCW 43.88.583 Summary)*
*This summary was drafted upon ratification, so please consult the current contract for the most up to date contract version.

Previous Contracts

2021-2023 contract
2017-2019 contract
2015-2017 contract
2013-2015 contract
*This summary was drafted upon ratification, so please consult the current contract for the most up to date contract version.