{"id":886,"date":"2016-02-24T23:26:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T23:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?page_id=886"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:45:49","slug":"about-labor-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations","title":{"rendered":"About Labor Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uwhr-child-pages\"><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/our-mission\">Our mission<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>The Labor Relations office is committed to achieving thoughtful outcomes that recognize the hard work and expertise of UW\u2019s employees and ensure responsible stewardship of public resources.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/basic-collective-bargaining-obligations\">Basic collective bargaining obligations<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>These are general guidelines to some common labor principles.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/glossary-of-terms\">Glossary of terms<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>With a team of lawyers and specialists behind Labor Relations, the technical terms and language used can get a bit confusing. For ultimate clarity, refer to this glossary of terms and definitions as you explore our content. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/dues-fees-and-membership-requirements\">Union Membership<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>Some job classifications and employees are included in bargaining unit positions that pay monthly dues or fees to the union. To learn more about the details, please take a look at your contract or contact your union.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/union-organizing-petitions\">Union organizing petitions<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>Find resources for managers and learn about \"dynamic status quo\" when unions petition to form new units. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/union-outreach\">Union outreach to faculty and staff<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>UW employees contacted to discuss potential unionization have the right to choose whether or not to engage in these discussions. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwhr-child-page\"><h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/about-labor-relations\/contacts\">UWHR Labor Relations contacts<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><p>Find your Labor Relations contact, including for ASEs, RSEs, and Postdocs.<\/p><\/div><div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about Labor Relations&#8217; mission, its unique terms,  and the details of being part of a union. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":9906,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-886","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","search_bucket-page"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2550,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/886\/revisions\/2550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}