Labor Relations

UAW Postdoctoral Employees (Postdoc) negotiation updates

This is the team negotiating the new contract:

Laura Hartless
Negotiator, Labor Relations
Kathleen Bracy
Director, Office of Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Aileen Trilles
Director of HR, College of Engineering
Peter Denis
Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Jessica Russell
Chief Business Office, School of Medicine
Hilaire J. Thompson
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Jennifer Mallahan
Negotiator, Labor Relations
Gail Gray
Director of HR Policy, School of Medicine
Stephanie Harrington
Associate Dean, College of the Environment
Randy West
Executive Director, HR Compensation
Paul Miller
Administrator, College of Arts & Sciences
Tyler Hitt
HR, Provosts Office
Tanya Eadie
Interim Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
Trevor Thompson
Specialist, Labor Relations

June 22, 2023 Agreement Reached with UAW Postdocs on 2023-2025 Contract

UW has reached agreement with UAW Postdocs on a collective bargaining agreement effective from June 14, 2023 through January 31, 2025. Members of UAW have voted in favor of ratifying […]


June 14, 2023 Tentative Agreement reached with UAW Postdocs

UW has reached agreement with UAW Local 4121 Postdocs on a successor agreement. Members of UAW Local 4121 Postdocs still need to vote in favor of ratifying the contract. In […]


June 8, 2023 June 6th Status update for Postdocs

At the 25th bargaining session between UW and UAW Local 4121, UAW rejected the UW’s last-best-and-final proposal and instead moved forward strike plans. To see an overview of package offered […]


May 23, 2023 May 23rd Status update for Postdocs

Strike authorization: According to the UAW 4121 website and Twitter, the Postdoc unit has authorized a strike vote. The Union has a noon meeting scheduled on May 25 to make a […]


May 22, 2023 May 18th Status update for Postdocs

Strike authorization: According to the UAW 4121 website and Twitter, the Postdoc unit has authorized a strike vote. The Union has a noon meeting scheduled on May 25 to make […]


February 3, 2023 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for January 30, 2023

Background This recap details the seventeenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]


January 27, 2023 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for January 26, 2023

Background This recap details the sixteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]


January 24, 2023 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for January 20, 2023

Background This recap details the fifteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]


January 23, 2023 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for January 9, January 11, and January 12, 2023

Background This recap details the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the […]


January 23, 2023 UW & UAW Postdocs Negotiations Recap for January 4, 2023

Background This recap details the eleventh session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW Postdocs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations […]