UW & UAW ASE Negotiations Recap for May 6, 2024
Background
This recap details the sixteenth session for the negotiation for the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and UAW ASEs. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website.
This is the first session with a Public Employment Relations Commission mediator.
Status Update
The Employer and the Union have reached agreement on 33 out of 37 articles. A summary of all outstanding articles and MOUs can be found below.
| WAGES | |
|---|---|
| University | Union |
| Effective July 1, 2024: Base rate increased by 6% o $2,664 increased to $2,824 | Effective July 1, 2024: Base rate increased by 18% o $2,664 increased to $3,144 Effective January 1, 2025: Base rate increased by 12% o $3,144 increased to $3,521 |
| Effective July 1, 2025: Base rate increased by 6% o $2,824 increased to $2,993 | Effective July 1, 2025: Base rate increased by 12% o $3,521 increased to $3,943 Effective January 1, 2026: Base rate increased by 12% o $3,943 increased to $4,416 |
| Effective July 1, 2025: Base rate increased by 6% o $2,993 increased to $3,173 | Effective July 1, 2026: Base rate increased by 6% o $4,416 increased to $4,681 |
| NON-CITIZEN ASE SUPPORT | |
|---|---|
| University | Union |
| Language regarding the use of existing time off to attend appointments, hearings, etc related to immigration of citizenship status Grievance process does not apply to meetings an ASE may have with the University to discuss employment or re-employment in the event the ASE does not have the ability (or lost the ability) to legally work in the U.S. | Up to 20 hours of additional (new) paid time to attend appointments, hearings, etc related to immigration of citizenship status of the ASE or their spouse, registered domestic partner, child, or parent |
| GAIP | |
|---|---|
| University | Union |
| No changes to the plan for 2024-2025 Starting October 1, 2025, ASE would pay 10% of the premiums, with the University paying 90%. No changes to dependent premiums, which the UW covers at 65%. Slight improvements to the vision coverage of the plan Starting October 1, 2026, ASEs would pay 15% of the premiums, with the University paying 85%. No changes to dependent premiums, which the UW covers at 65%. | Slight improvements to the vision coverage of the plan starting October 1, 2024 |
| FEE AND TUITION WAIVERS | |
|---|---|
| University | Union |
| Maintain current fee and tuition waivers of the operating fee, building fee and technology fee. | Increase fee and tuition waiver to include: IMA bond fee (Seattle campus, $32/quarter) Sports Field Fee (Bothell campus, $30/quarter) YMCA fee (Tacoma campus, $180/quarter) |
| WORKLOAD | |
|---|---|
| University | Union |
| Remove the 220 hour per quarter workload limit and instead go to a model of working an average of 20 hours per week. | Maintain current contract language of 220 hours per quarter workload limit. |