Tentative Agreement Reached! Voting Instructions Here

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Message from UW Bargaining Team

Negotiation of the 2025-2027 Tentative Agreement between the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) and The University of Washington has concluded!

Thanks to your actions in the workplace, the tentative agreement for the 2025-2027 The University of Washington contract achieves several major goals identified as priorities by the membership: 

  • Despite incredibly challenging budget projections, the contract secures a general wage increase of 3% on July 1, 2025, and 2% on July 1, 2026
  • Job Specific Retention and Recruitment salary increases between 2.7% and 20.2%
  • Added more job classifications to the Trades License Premium (10%) pay and some additional licenses to qualify for the 10% additional premium
  • A minimum of $4.00 per hour for Stand by pay and when called back to work, you will be paid 1.5x your regular hourly rate, for at least 3 hours of pay
  • A minimum of $2.00 per hour for Weekend Differential
  • Increased bonus pay to 3 hours when an individual is called back to work
  • An additional $1.00 per hour to the Minimum Wage Rate for a total of $19.00 per hour
  • An additional $50.00 per year for Safety Boot allowance, for a total of $200.00 each year of the Agreement for all Main Campus Facilities and we added Facilities Department staff at UW-Bothell, UW-Tacoma, UWMC and HMC
  • (NEW) Added premium pay for Ambulatory Float Pool Pay of $1.50 per hour at UWMC-Montlake and HMC
  • Protected and maintained the UW Medicine Pre-Scheduled Voluntary Double-Time Shift Incentive for Critical Staffing Needs
  • Plus, many, many more economic and non-economic improvements! See the full tentative agreement for details.

Because of these achievements, your University of Washington Bargaining Team recommends that you vote YES to ACCEPT this Agreement!

We want to thank you all for your hard work, research, job actions, and solidarity. Your strength makes all the difference! If you have questions, please visit a voting assistance center, contact a bargaining team member, or contact your WFSE staff. 

Your WFSE University of Washington Bargaining Team 

Team Member

Employer/Location

Team Member

Employer/Location

Ken Clark

Plant Services – UW Main Campus

Paula Lukaszek – Local 1495 President

Plant Services – UW Main Campus

Brian Edwards

Clinical Engineering – HMC

Ian Hull

UW Bothell

Rachel Pryor

AACS Float Pool – HMC

Steve Kryszko

UW Main Campus

Hailey Casey

Security Services – HMC

Erik Hellen

Lander Hall – UW Main Campus

Duncan Joy

Laboratory – HMC

Jessica Daoust

Pacific Tower 8 North – UWMC-Montlake

Dontazz Williams

UWMC-Montlake

 

Voting Info

Voting opens: 8 am, Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Voting closes: 12 pm, Monday, September 30, 2024

Eligibility: Only dues-paying members have the right to vote on tentative agreements.

How to vote: You can vote online.

  1. Visit vote.wfse.org to cast your ballot.
  2. Log in with your first name, last name, and the voting PIN sent to your personal email address. 
    Voting PINs will be sent to dues-paying members prior to or the day voting opens.
  3. Under "Important Links" click "ONLINE VOTING"

Questions about the Tentative Agreement? Difficulty voting? 
Visit a Voting Assistance Center to ask questions about the agreement. Click here to find a VAC near you. 
You can also contact the Member Connection Center (MCC) at [email protected] or 833-MCC-WFSE (1-833-622-9373).