June 11, 2022
UW Research Scientists Unionize
RSEs vote to unionize
To fulfill the PSO’s mission to align the interests of the professional staff community with the university’s stated values the PSO will work to communicate new information to our Research Scientists and Engineers (RSE) regarding the ratification of the UWRU union as it becomes available. Much still has to be determined since our Research Scientist Assistants and RSEs1-4 voted to be represented by the UW Researchers United / UAW 4121 by an 85% margin on June 8, 2022. The next steps are for the Public Employment Relations Committee (PERC), the Washington State agency with jurisdiction over public sector labor relations, to certify the union. Then there will be elections of peer representatives to negotiate aspects of our working conditions with the UW Administration in the form of a proposed contract. Researchers will be asked to vote on whether to approve the tentative agreement. If approved, it becomes a legally binding contract for Researchers.
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