{"id":60,"date":"2016-01-18T20:08:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:01:35","slug":"negotiation-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/staff-unions\/wfse-primary\/negotiation-updates","title":{"rendered":"WFSE Primary 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 negotiations team: 2025-2027 CBA<\/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-373\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-373\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Department\/Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Catherine Scheid<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Labor Relations Negotiator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Banks Evans<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Abby Zorn<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, UWT Finance and Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Amy Junglov<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, Human Resources Compensation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Anna Brolin-Anderson<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Program Operations Specialist, UWM Payroll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Brian Schuman<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, HMC Public Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Celine Eyrikson<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Hospital Assistant Administrator, SEICS Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Dawn Vincic<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Hospital Associate Administrator, UWM Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Donna Schmidt<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Associate Director, UWF Partner Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Josh Gamez<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Executive Director, UWF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Juan Escalante<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Hospital Assistant Administrator, SEICS Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kassie Hollman<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Hospital Associate Administrator, UWM Shared Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kathy Schell<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assistant Director, UWM HR Employee Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Katie Friday<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, UW Med SCM Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Kimanthi Warren<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assistant Dean for Organizational Development and Inclusion, University Libraries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Laura Hamilton<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, HFS Human Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Nermine Botros<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Human Resources Consultant, Campus Employee Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Pam Jorgensen<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Assistant Administrator, HMC Facilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Rob Hinton<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Director, UWM Montlake Planning and Facilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Stephanie Howe<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Payroll Services Director, UW Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Catherine Kinyua<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Labor Relations Specialist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Josh Kemper<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Human Resources Manager, Labor Relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-373 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\/10\/01\/uw-wfse-agreement-reached-successor-cba-ratified-2\">UW &amp; WFSE Agreement Reached, Successor CBA Ratified<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">October 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>WFSE members have voted in favor of ratifying the tentative agreement for the 2027-2029 successor collective bargaining agreement. Copies of the tentative agreements have been posted here and will be replaced with the finalized agreement once available. A full summary chart detailing the agreement will also be posted here once available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/10\/01\/uw-wfse-agreement-reached-successor-cba-ratified-2\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UW &amp; WFSE Agreement Reached, Successor CBA Ratified\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/10\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-september-9-2026\">UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">September 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Background This recap details the ninth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and WFSE. Recaps are published online on the\u00a0UW Labor Relations website. Tentative Agreements Article 24: Unpaid holidays for a Reason of Faith or Conscience The parties agreed to housekeeping edits only. Article 25: Absence Due&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/10\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-september-9-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for September 9, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><br \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/08\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-september-3-2026\">UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for September 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">September 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Background This recap details the eighth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and WFSE. Recaps are published online on the\u00a0UW Labor Relations website. Tentative Agreements Article 34: Performance Evaluation The parties agreed to current contract language. Side Letter A: City of Seattle Minimum Wage The parties agreed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/09\/08\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-september-3-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for September 3, 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\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-august-12-and-14-2026\">UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for August 12 and 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Background This recap details the sixth and seventh sessions for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and WFSE. Recaps are published online on the\u00a0UW Labor Relations website. Employer Presentations The AVP of Finance, Planning and Budgeting of UW gave a presentation sharing the context around the University\u2019s budget and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/25\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-august-12-and-14-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for August 12 and 14, 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\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-august-7-2026\">UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">August 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Background This recap details the fifth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Washington and WFSE. Recaps are published online on the\u00a0UW Labor Relations website. \u00a0 Tentative Agreements Article 3: Reasonable Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities The Parties tentatively agreed to revise the language to include \u201cpregnancy-related conditions\u201d, replacing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2026\/08\/13\/uw-wfse-negotiations-recap-for-august-7-2026\" class=\"more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UW &amp; WFSE Negotiations Recap for August 7, 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/category\/washington-federation-of-state-employees\"  class=\"btn btn-lg arrow purple\"><span class=\"text-center\">See more WFSE negotiation updates<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WFSE represents various employees across UW, including skilled trades, food services, custodial\u00a0services, library services, and healthcare workers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15698,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions\/15698"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}