{"id":2851,"date":"2018-12-20T16:13:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T00:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?page_id=2851"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:30:13","slug":"postdoc-negotiation-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/uaw-postdocs\/postdoc-negotiation-updates","title":{"rendered":"UAW Postdoctoral Employees (Postdoc) negotiation updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"accordion  open-sans\" id=\"accessible-accordion\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accessible Accordion<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">UW Bargaining Team<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-260\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-260\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Dept\/Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Trevor Thompson<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Negotiator, Labor Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Banks Evans<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assistant VP, Labor Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Evan Elliott<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Specialist, Labor Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Aileen V. Trilles<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Senior HR Director, College of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">David Apelzin<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Faculty Affairs Specialist, Academic Personnel &amp; Faculty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Deepa Rao<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assoc. Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Academic Personnel &amp; Faculty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Lisa R. Hanna<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Executive Director, Campus HR Operations &amp; Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Stephanie A. Harrington<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Associate Dean, College of the Environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Tyler Hitt<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Human Resources Consultant, Campus HR Operations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Beth Lund<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Compensation Consultant, Campus Compensation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Margo Cousins<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director of Research &amp; Graduate Education, School of Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Alex Jaeger<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, Academic Appointments and Compensation, School of Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Peter J. Denis<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Associate Dean for Personnel, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Jackie Nachtman<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Senior HR Business Partner, College of the Environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Alex Finlon Grothe<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Associate Director of HR, College of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-260 from cache --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"shortcode-blogroll\">\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/29\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-september-28-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">September 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the first mediation session, thirteenth overall bargaining session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Employer Counter Proposals The Employer presented a package proposal in which all provisions would need to be accepted in their entirety. The full contents of the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/29\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-september-28-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for September 28, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/31\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-31-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/31\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-31-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 31, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/25\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-24-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/25\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-24-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 24, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/18\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-17-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>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:&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/18\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-17-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 17, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/13\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-10-and-august-12-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 10 and August 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/13\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-august-10-and-august-12-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for August 10 and August 12, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/category\/uaw-postdocs\"  class=\"btn btn-lg arrow purple\"><span class=\"text-center\">See more UAW Postdocs negotiation updates<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":3732,"menu_order":202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-2851","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15730,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions\/15730"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}