{"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":"2026-07-09T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:54:13","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":"<p>The negotiating team and updates will be posted here for the contract beginning in 2025.<\/p>\n<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 negotiation 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<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Jennifer Mallahan<\/dt>\n<dd>Negotiator, Labor Relations<\/dd>\n<dt>Mindy Kornberg<\/dt>\n<dd>Vice President, UWHR<\/dd>\n<dt>Alex Grothe<\/dt>\n<dd>Associate Director of Human Resources, College of Engineering<\/dd>\n<dt>Amy Junglov<\/dt>\n<dd>Director, HR Compensation<\/dd>\n<dt>Deepa Rao<\/dt>\n<dd>Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development<\/dd>\n<dt>Jennifer McEwen<\/dt>\n<dd>Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration, School of Pharmacy<\/dd>\n<dt>Margo Cousins<\/dt>\n<dd>Director of Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine<\/dd>\n<dt>Aileen Trilles<\/dt>\n<dd>Director of HR, College of Engineering<\/dd>\n<dt>Peter Denis<\/dt>\n<dd>Associate Dean, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Trevor Thompson<\/dt>\n<dd>Specialist, Labor Relations<\/dd>\n<dt>Banks Evans<\/dt>\n<dd>Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations<\/dd>\n<dt>Alex Jaeger<\/dt>\n<dd>Director of Academic Appointments and Compensation, School of Medicine<\/dd>\n<dt>Beth Lund<\/dt>\n<dd>Compensation Consultant, HR Compensation<\/dd>\n<dt>Erin Mercer<\/dt>\n<dd>Human Resources Consultant, UWHR<\/dd>\n<dt>Lisa Hanna<\/dt>\n<dd>Director, Employee Relations, UWHR<\/dd>\n<dt>Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos<\/dt>\n<dd>Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine<\/dd>\n<dt>Stephanie Harrington<\/dt>\n<dd>Associate Dean, College of the Environment<\/dd>\n<dt>Tyler Hitt<\/dt>\n<dd>Human Resources Consultant, Academic Human Resources<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/07\/09\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-july-8-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the fifth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Tentative Agreements New MOU: Health Care Benefits Amounts The parties agreed to create a new MOU stating that Article 9: Health Care Benefits Amounts would be updated to reflect 2027-2029 and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/07\/09\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-july-8-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for July 8, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/07\/01\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-29-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the fourth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Union Initial 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\/07\/01\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-29-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 29, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/15\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-12-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the third 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 package are outlined below: Article&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/15\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-12-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 12, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/10\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-8-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">June 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the second session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. Union Initial Proposals MOU: Transition Support The Union proposed to create a new MOU with provisions around supporting and protecting employees pursuing gender transitions. The Union proposed language that would require&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/10\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-8-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 8, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/04\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-2-2026\">UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">June 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>This recap details the first session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UAW Postdoctoral Scholars. During the first session, the parties gave introductions and the Union presented its initial bargaining demands: Fair and just compensation and benefits Protection and support for International Postdocs Ensuring parity regardless&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/06\/04\/uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-2-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UAW Postdoctoral Scholars \u2013 UW Negotiations Recap for June 2, 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":"<p>The negotiating team and updates will be posted here for the contract beginning in 2025.<\/p>\n","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":"","footnotes":""},"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":19,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15416,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions\/15416"}],"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"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}