University of Washington Human Resources

UW & SEIU 1199NW RHH Negotiations Recap for December 29, 2025

Background

This recap details the eighth session for the negotiation for the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199NW Research/Hall Health. This and all other bargaining sessions for this contract have been held virtually. Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website.

SEIU 1199NW RHH Counter Proposals

Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions

The Union proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees:

• January 1, 2026, a 3% increase to pay tables B2, BW, and B9
• July 1, 2026, a 2% increase to pay tables B2, BW, and B9

The union also proposed to align the SEIU 1199 Husky Health nurses with the following pay tables used for SEIU 1199 Harborview workers retroactive to August 1, 2025:

• RNs and Research RNs 1 and 2 would move to match the Pay Table BR Range 2. Research RN1s would be reclassified as Research RN2s
• RNs and Research RNs 3 would move to match Pay Table BR Range 3
• Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would move to match Pay Table BQ Range 14
• Physicians Assistants and ARNP Leads would move to match Pay Table BQ Range 24

MOU – Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases

The Union proposed the following:

• Effective January 1, 2026 RNs would receive a one percent (1%) increase.
• Effective July 1, 2026 RNs would receive a one percent (1%) increase.
• Effective January 1, 2026 Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would receive a five percent (5%) increase.

UW Counter Proposals

Employer Package Proposal

In response to the Union’s proposal, the Employer proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety.

In this package, the Employer proposed the following which is all outstanding articles still open:

Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions

The Employer previously proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees

• Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, a 3% increase
• July 1, 2026, a 2% increase

MOU – Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases

The Employer proposed the following:

• Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period as determined by the Employer, pay tables B2 and BW would receive a two percent (2%) increase
• Effective July 1, 2026, pay tables B2 and BW would receive a three percent (3%) increase
• Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period as determined by the Employer, the following job profiles would receive range increases:

New MOU – New Top Step for Registered Nurses and Research Registered Nurses

The Employer previously proposed that effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, as determined by the Employer, the Employer would add:

• Step AE for the Registered Nurse pay ranges 1 and 2 on pay table B2. The new top auto step AE would be two percent (2%) above Step AD.
• Step AE for the Registered Nurse – Research pay ranges 1 and 2 on pay table BW. The new top auto step AE would be two percent (2%) above Step AD.

Employees who have been on Step AD for at least a year by the effective date would be placed on Step AE.

Both parties are in agreement on the following which is a part of the package:

Next Steps

The next UW & 1199NW RHH bargaining session is still being scheduled with the PERC mediator and will be held virtually.