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UAW RSE Negotiation Updates

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Name Dept/Role
Jennifer Mallahan Assistant Director, Labor Relations
Evan Elliott Specialist, Labor Relations
Aileen V. Trilles Senior HR Director, College of Engineering
Alex Grothe Associate Director of Human Resources, College of Engineering
Erin Alexander HR Director, School of Medicine
Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine
Katie Spengler Assistant Director, Campus Compensation
Lowell Jones Recruitment and Employee Development Manager, Applied Physics Lab
Margo Cousins Director of Research & Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Maria E. Card HR Director, Applied Physics Lab
Michelle Birdsall HR Manager, School of Social Work
Peter J Denis Associate Dean for Personnel, College of Arts & Sciences
Rheem A. Totah Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, School of Pharmacy
JoAnn Wuitschick Human Resources Consultant, Campus HR Operations
Jackie Nachtman Senior HR Business Partner, College of the Environment


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    September 17, 2026

    This recap details the fifth mediation session, twenty-first overall session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Research. Union Counter Proposals Article 35: Time Off and Leave The Union accepted the Employer’s proposed language updates stating that employer-provided healthcare benefits would be maintained during any period…

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  • UAW Research – UW Negotiations Recap for September 3, 2026

    September 4, 2026

    This recap details the fourth mediation session, twentieth overall session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Research. 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…

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  • UAW Research – UW Negotiations Recap for August 28, 2026

    September 2, 2026

    This recap details the third mediation session, nineteenth overall session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Research. Tentative Agreements The parties tentatively agreed to the following: Article 4: Classification and Reclassification The parties agreed to new language that will require position review requests that are…

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  • UAW Research – UW Negotiations Recap for August 25, 2026

    August 27, 2026

    This recap details the second mediation session, eighteenth overall session, for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Research. Tentative Agreements The parties tentatively agreed to the following: Article 11: Health and Safety The parties agreed to language that details how employees can anonymously report unsafe work…

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  • UAW Research – UW Negotiations Recap for August 20, 2026

    August 20, 2026

    This recap details the first mediation session, seventeenth overall session, for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Research. Tentative Agreements Article 1: Preamble and Purpose The parties agreed to new language clarifying that all information requests by the Union must be submitted in writing to Labor…

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