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- EWU 2025-2027 Tentative Agreement Documents
- EWU Contract Highlights
- Message from EWU Bargaining Team
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EWU 2025-2027 Tentative Agreement Documents
EWU 2025-2027 Contract Highlights
- General Wage Increase of 3% for 2025 and 2% for 2026
- An increase in the EWU minimum wage from $18 per hour to $20 per hour
- Increases to vacation accrual rates
- Increases to the allowance for safety toe footwear; clarified the inclusion of dining employees in the shoe allowance
- Language strengthening our union’s ability to track the contracting out of our bargaining unit’s work
- Language expanding the scope of our grievance procedure to include the Workplace Behavior article
Message from EWU Bargaining Team
Negotiations with EWU concluded on September 6, 2024, for the 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The AFSCME Council 28/WFSE Eastern Washington University classified staff tentative agreement for the 2025-2027 contract achieves several major goals identified by the bargaining unit as priority items:
- A general wage increase of 3% in 2025, and 2% in 2026
- A two-dollar per hour increase to the minimum wage, from $18 to $20 per hour
- Increases to the allowance for safety toe footwear
- Increases to vacation accrual rates
- Clarified the inclusion of food service employees in the footwear allowance
- Added language making Article 46-Workplace Behavior subject to the grievance procedure
- Language strengthening our ability to track the contracting out of bargaining unit work
Because of these achievements, your Eastern Washington University Bargaining Team recommends that you vote YES to ACCEPT this Agreement.
View the full copy of the tentative agreement here.
After you have reviewed the information on the new Agreement, we believe you will agree that we made progress in negotiations and will exercise your right to vote and ratify the Agreement!
Bargaining Team Members
Mandy Downing
Chris Galow
Emily Buriak
Clint Williams
Andy Black
Kit Frantzich
Richard Becker, Chief Negotiator
Voting Info
Voting opens: 8:00am, Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Voting closes: 5:00pm, Friday, September 20, 2024
Eligibility: Only dues-paying members have the right to vote on tentative agreements.
How to vote: You can vote online or in-person at a Voting Assistance Center (VAC).
- Online
- Visit vote.wfse.org to cast your ballot.
- Log in with your first name, last name, and the PIN sent to your personal email address.
Voting PINs will be sent to dues-paying members the day voting opens. - Under "Important Links" click "ONLINE VOTING"
- In Person at a Voting Assistance Center
Visit EWU's Voting Assistance Center to vote in-person or ask questions about the agreement.
EWU VAC Info:
| Date | Time | Location |
| 9/19/24 (Thu) | 10:00am - 2:00pm | JFK Library |
Questions about the Tentative Agreement? Difficulty voting? Visit the VAC or contact the Member Connection Center (MCC) at [email protected] or 833-MCC-WFSE (1-833-622-9373).