We Forced Them to Show Up Prepared. Now, We Need You to Show Them Our Strength.
Your bargaining team has been relentlessly fighting for our contract, and our pressure caused management to finally show up ready to work with us.
After last week’s disappointing session, we reminded UW Labor Relations that bargaining team members are juggling busy lives—full time jobs, commuting (often from outside Seattle!), taking care of families—and that doesn’t stop us from coming to the table prepared to bargain.
It worked. Holding their feet to the fire led them back to the table this week with work done before our session started.
Management sent over a few of their initial proposals, and we are expecting to get more at our next session on July 16th. All non-economic proposals will be proposed by the 16th.
This time is crucial. We need to show UW that we are more united than we’ve ever been and remind them of the consequences if they decide to short-change us.
An organized workforce is the ammunition your bargaining team needs to get management to give us the pay, working conditions, and time off we deserve.
How You Can Help: Tell Your Story!
UW cares about their public perception. It’s time to get patients, students, and our communities involved.
Every single employee makes a difference at UW with their time and effort, and far too many of us are being thanked for that effort with subpar pay and unreasonable working conditions.
We also know that you have stories of being unable to afford living in and around Seattle, sacrificing to make ends meet, and worrying about what the future holds.
Meanwhile, UW has over $10 billion in their coffers. It’s unacceptable.
Tell us how your work makes a difference at UW and what a fair contract would mean for you. Living closer to the community you serve? Sleeping soundly at night, knowing you can afford food? Finally getting to take care of yourself and your family without going into debt?
Every story matters. Help us share the truth of what workers at UW experience, and we’ll make management confront the realities they put us through.
Show UW We’re Standing Together: Join a Job Action!
A sea of green shows management how strong we are. Show up, get WFSE swag, and organize with coworkers!
- July 22 - Local 1495 (University of Washington, UW Bothell, UW Tacoma and UWMC) Membership Meeting
- July 23 - HMC Board of Trustees Meeting, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Board Room across from the gift shop
- July 25 - 1495 Summer Picnic, 11 am-4 pm, Ravenna Park Shelter 1; 2000 NE 58th St, Seattle, WA 98105
- July 27 - Information Picket, Light Rail Station Husky Stadium/U District
- July 29 - Local 3488 Membership Meeting, HMC MB-118 and on Zoom
- July 30 - Information Picket, HMC, NJB area 4:30-6:30pm
- August 6 – BBQ for facilities staff on main campus, 11:30 am-1:30pm; put on by UW management for staff, WFSE will be there!
- September 9 – UW Board of Regents Meeting. 2 pm, Zillow Commons at Gates Building
- September 13 – Local 3488 Back2School Splash Family Picnic, 11 am-2 pm at Crossroads Park (Bellevue) Spray Park Shelters A&B; close to many public transit options!
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