{"id":10038,"date":"2025-12-08T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?p=10038"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:10:44","slug":"uw-seiu-1199nw-rhh-negotiations-recap-for-december-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/12\/08\/uw-seiu-1199nw-rhh-negotiations-recap-for-december-4-2025","title":{"rendered":"UW & SEIU 1199NW RHH Negotiations Recap for December 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This recap details the seventh 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.<\/a><\/p>\n

This session was joined and mediated by PERC mediator Karyl Elinski.<\/p>\n

SEIU 1199NW RHH Counter Proposals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions <\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Union proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees<\/p>\n

    \n
  • January 1, 2026, a 3% increase to pay tables BQ and BR.<\/li>\n
  • July 1, 2026, a 2% increase to pay tables BQ and BR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The union also proposed to align the SEIU 1199 Husky Health nurses with the following pay tables used for SEIU 1199 Harborview workers:<\/p>\n

    RNs and Research RNs 1 and 2 would be assigned to Pay Table BR Range 2<\/p>\n

    RNs and Research RNs 3 would be assigned to Pay Table BR Range 3<\/p>\n

    Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would be assigned to Pay Table BQ Range 14<\/p>\n

    Physicians Assistants and ARNP Leads would be assigned to Pay Table BQ Range 24<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    MOU \u2013 Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases <\/strong><\/h5>\n

    The Union proposed the following:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Effective January 1, 2026 RNs would receive a one percent (1%) increase.<\/li>\n
    • Effective July 1, 2026 RNs would receive a two percent (2%) increase.<\/li>\n
    • Effective July 1, 2026 Physicians Assistants and ARNPs would receive a five percent (5%) increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

      UW Counter Proposals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
      Employer Package Proposal<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      In response to the Union\u2019s proposal, the Employer proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety.<\/p>\n

      In this package, the Employer proposed the following which is all outstanding articles still open:<\/p>\n

      Article 9 – Wages and Other Pay Provisions <\/strong><\/h5>\n

      The Employer previously proposed the following across-the-board increases for all SEIU 1199 represented employees<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, a 3% increase<\/li>\n
      • July 1, 2026, a 2% increase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        MOU \u2013 Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases <\/strong><\/h5>\n

        The Employer proposed the following:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • 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<\/li>\n
        • Effective July 1, 2026, pay tables B2 and BW would receive a three percent (3%) increase<\/li>\n
        • Effective January 1, 2027, the following job profiles would receive range increases:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Regular Job Code<\/strong><\/td>\nNI Job Code<\/strong><\/td>\nJob Profile<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrent Table-Range<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Table-Range<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          21203<\/td>\n23216<\/td>\nPHYSICIAN ASST-ADV RN PRACT<\/td>\nB9-14<\/td>\nB9-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          21202<\/td>\n23217<\/td>\nPHYSICIAN ASST-ADV RN PRACT LEAD<\/td>\nB9-24<\/td>\nB9-29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          Employees would be placed on the new range as described in the table below on the effective date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
          Current Range Step<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nF<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nJ<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nQ<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          New Range<\/p>\n

          Step<\/td>\n

          		A<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nF<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nJ<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nQ<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

          New MOU – New Top Step for Registered Nurses and Research Registered Nurses <\/strong><\/h5>\n

          In response to the Union, the Employer proposed that effective within ninety (90) days of ratification on the first available pay period, as determined by the Employer, the Employer would add:<\/p>\n

            \n
          • 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.<\/li>\n
          • Step AE for the Registered Nurse \u2013 Research pay ranges 1 and 2 on pay table BW. The new top auto step AE would be two percent (2%) above Step AD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Employees who have been on Step AD for at least a year by the effective date would be placed on Step AE.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

            The Employer also proposed small edits to the following articles:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

            Article 5 – Union Membership, Dues Deduction, and Status Reports<\/p>\n

            Article 6 – Bargaining Unit Classes \/ Definitions<\/p>\n

            Article 8 – Educational and Professional Development<\/p>\n

            \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

            The Employer proposed the following articles as current contract language:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

            Article 14 Union Activities<\/p>\n

            Article 26 Grievance Procedure<\/p>\n

            Article 34 Salary \u2013 Which is a reference to the applicable pay tables for each job classification.<\/p>\n

            MOU Panel of Arbitrators<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

            Next Steps <\/strong><\/h4>\n

            The next UW & 1199NW RHH bargaining session is still being scheduled with the PERC mediator and will be held virtually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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