{"id":9387,"date":"2025-07-01T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?p=9387"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:25:05","slug":"rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2025\/07\/01\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-30-2025","title":{"rendered":"RFPU-CIR: UW Negotiations Recap for June 30, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><u>Background<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This recap details the eleventh virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and the Resident and Fellow Physician Union-Committee of Interns and Residents\/SEIU (RFPU-CIR). Recaps are published online on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/rfpu-nw\/negotiation-updates\">UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><u>UW Counter Proposals<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Employer Package Proposal<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Employer proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety. In this package, the Employer proposed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 3 Childcare: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer proposed to increase the childcare fund to $95,000 per year on July 1, 2025. The fund is currently $75,000 each year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 6 Fringe Benefits: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer proposed that the meals reimbursement would increase to $13.50 on July 1, 2025 and then again to $14.00 per meal on July 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 12 Time Off Holidays: <\/strong>The Employer proposed this Article would remain current contract language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 16 Time Off Vacation: <\/strong>The Employer reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2025\/05\/15\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-13-2025\">May 13, 2025.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 21 Professional Development and Licensing: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer proposed to increase the professional development reimbursement to $450\/academic year and the allowance to $500\/academic year beginning July 1, 2026. The current contract language sets these amounts at $400 and $450\/academic year, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 22 Salary\/Stipend: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer proposed that if the contract is ratified before July 10, 2025, the UW GME salary schedule would be increased by 3% on July 1, 2025; 3% on July 1, 2026; and 2% on July 1, 2027. The Employer\u2019s previous proposal was 3% in 2025, 2% in 2026, and 2% in 2027. The Employer proposed to increase the allowance to $9,500 on July 1, 2025; $10,500 on July 1, 2026; and $11,000 on July 1, 2027. The current allowance is $8,500. The Employer also proposed to increase the Chief Resident Supplement to $250 per month beginning July 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW Article Leave General Provisions: <\/strong>The Employer rejects the Union\u2019s proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><u>Union Counter Proposals<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Union Package Proposal<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Union proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety. In this package, the Union proposed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 3 Childcare: <\/strong>In response to the Employer, the Union proposed that the childcare fund be increased to $125,000 per year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 6 Fringe Benefits: <\/strong>The Union reasserted much of its <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2025\/06\/26\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-25-2025\">June 25, 2025<\/a> The Union withdrew its proposal that the Employer would provide a $50\/month gym\/wellness stipend, but maintained that residents would be provided free membership to the IMA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 21 Professional Development and Licensing: <\/strong>The Union reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2025\/05\/28\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-27-2025\">May 27, 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 22 Salary\/Stipend: <\/strong>In response to the Employer, the Union proposed the UW GME salary schedule would be increased by 11% on July 1, 2025; 11% on July 1, 2026; and 11% on July 1, 2027. The Union\u2019s previous proposal was 12% in 2025, 11% in 2026, and 10% in 2027.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW Article Leave General Provisions: <\/strong>The Union reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2025\/05\/15\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-13-2025\">May 13, 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The next virtual RFPU-CIR and UW bargaining session is July 8, 2025. The parties will be joined by a mediator from the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).<\/p>\n<p>UW and RFPU-CIR have been engaged in negotiations for a successor contract since February. The current contract expired on June 30, 2025. For a summary of the parties\u2019 previous proposals, please refer to the prior RFPU-CIR \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/rfpu-nw\/negotiation-updates\">bargaining updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The parties have tentatively agreed to twenty-three (23) articles or citations. The parties have yet to reach agreement on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 3 Childcare<\/li>\n<li>Article 6 Fringe Benefits<\/li>\n<li>Article 12 Time Off Holidays<\/li>\n<li>Article 16 Time Off Vacation<\/li>\n<li>Article 21 Professional Development and Licensing<\/li>\n<li>Article 22 Salary\/Stipend<\/li>\n<li>Article 24 Transportation<\/li>\n<li>NEW Article Leave General Provisions<\/li>\n<li>NEW Side Letter &#8211; HMC Offsite Parking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UW remains committed to working with RFPU-CIR to reach an agreement on a successor contract and will continue to engage in good faith negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background This recap details the eleventh virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and the Resident and Fellow Physician Union-Committee of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negotiation-update","union-rfpu-nw","duration-2025-2028"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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