{"id":3732,"date":"2019-08-29T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?page_id=3732"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:50:46","slug":"uaw-postdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/uaw-postdocs","title":{"rendered":"United Auto Workers &#8211; Postdoctoral Employees (Postdocs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral employees (Postdocs), which include research associates, research trainees, senior fellows, and senior fellow trainees, are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4121.<\/p>\n<p>Download a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaw4121.org\/get-involved\/join-your-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">membership card for UAW Local 4121<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm btn-none\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/uaw-postdocs\/uaw-postdoc-contract\">UAW Postdoc contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm btn-none\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/uaw-postdocs\/postdoc-negotiation-updates\">UW Postdoc negotiation updates<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>RCW 43.88.583 Summary<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"file-icon file-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/CBA-Transparency-Bill-Summary-UAW-Postdocs.pdf\">2025-2026 UW\u2013UAW Postdocs (ratified agreement with RCW 43.88.583 Summary)*<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*This summary was drafted upon ratification, so please consult the current contract for the most up to date version.<\/p>\n<h5>Archived contracts<\/h5>\n<p><a  class=\"file-icon file-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/UAW-Postdoctoral-Scholars-Postdoc-contract-23-25.pdf\">2023-2025 UAW Postdoc Contract<\/a><br \/>\n<a  class=\"file-icon file-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/UAW-Postdoctoral-Scholars-Postdoc-contract-Labor-Relations.pdf\">2021-2023 UAW Postdoc Contract<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral employees (Postdocs), which include research associates, research trainees, senior fellows, and senior fellow trainees, are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4121.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":3719,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3732","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","search_bucket-page"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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