{"id":9308,"date":"2025-06-26T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:05:43","slug":"rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/06\/26\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-25-2025","title":{"rendered":"RFPU-CIR: UW Negotiations Recap for June 25, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><u>Background<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This recap details the tenth virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and the Resident and Fellow Physician Union-Committee of Interns and Residents\/SEIU (RFPU-CIR). Recaps are published online on the <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/rfpu-nw\/negotiation-updates\">UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><u>UW Counter Proposals<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Employer Package Proposal<br \/>\n<\/strong>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 3 Childcare: <\/strong>The Employer reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/06\/06\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-5-2025\">June 5, 2025.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 6 Fringe Benefits: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer withdrew its proposal to restructure the meals program. In the context of this package, the Employer would increase the meals reimbursement to $13.50 on July 1, 2026 and then again to $14.00 per meal on July 1, 2027.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 12 Time Off Holidays: <\/strong>The Employer proposed this Article would remain current contract language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 16 Time Off Vacation: <\/strong>The Employer reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/05\/15\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-13-2025\">May 13, 2025.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 21 Professional Development and Licensing: <\/strong>The Employer reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/05\/28\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-27-2025\">May 27, 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 22 Salary\/Stipend: <\/strong>In response to the Union, the Employer proposed that if the contract is ratified before July 10, 2025, the UW GME salary schedule would be increased by 3% on July 1, 2025; 2% on July 1, 2026; and 2% on July 1, 2027. The Employer\u2019s previous proposal was 2% in 2025, 2% in 2026, and 2% in 2027. The Employer proposed to increase the allowance to $9,500 on July 1, 2025; $10,000 on July 1, 2026; and $10,500 on July 1, 2027. The current allowance is $8,500. The Employer\u2019s previous proposal was $9,500 on July 1, 2025 and to $10,000 on July 1, 2027.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW Article Leave General Provisions: <\/strong>The Employer rejects the Union\u2019s proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><u>Union Counter Proposals<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Union Package Proposal<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Union proposed a package in which all aspects of the proposal would need to be accepted as written in its entirety. In this package, the Union proposed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 3 Childcare: <\/strong>The Union reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/06\/06\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-june-5-2025\">June 5, 2025.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 6 Fringe Benefits: <\/strong>For Article 6.4, Meals, the Union reasserted the model from its much of its initial proposal on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/03\/13\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-march-11-2025\">March 11, 2025<\/a>. In response to the Employer, the Union proposed that meals would be reimbursed at $20.00 per meal starting July 1, 2025 and $21.00 per meal starting July 1, 2026.\n<p>The Union reproposed its cell phone stipend at $50\/month for residents who use their cell phone for employment-related activities. Additionally, the Union reproposed its bilingual supplement at $1,000 per academic year.<\/p>\n<p>The Union reasserted its initial proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/03\/13\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-march-11-2025\">March 11, 2025<\/a> on the relocation stipend, fitness stipend, and free access to the Intramural Activities (IMA) building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 21: Professional Development and Licensing <\/strong>The Union reasserted its counter proposal from <a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/2025\/05\/28\/rfpu-cir-uw-negotiations-recap-for-may-27-2025\">May 27, 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 22: Salary\/Stipend <\/strong>In response to the Employer, the Union proposed the UW GME salary schedule would be increased by 12% on July 1, 2025; 11% on July 1, 2026; and 10% on July 1, 2027. The Union\u2019s previous proposal was 12% in 2025, 11% in 2026, and 11% in 2027. The Union maintained its proposal to increase the allowance to $12,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Next Steps \u2013 Final Session Before June 30, 2025 Expiration Date<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The next virtual RFPU-CIR and UW bargaining session is June 30, 2025. The parties will be joined by a mediator from the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).<\/p>\n<p>UW and RFPU-CIR have been engaged in negotiations for a successor contract since February. This contract is set to expire next week on June 30, 2025. For a summary of the parties\u2019 previous proposals, please refer to the prior RFPU-CIR \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/academic-and-student-unions\/rfpu-nw\/negotiation-updates\">bargaining updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The parties have tentatively agreed to twenty-three (23) articles or citations. The parties have yet to reach agreement on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 3 Childcare<\/li>\n<li>Article 6 Fringe Benefits<\/li>\n<li>Article 12 Time Off Holidays<\/li>\n<li>Article 16 Time Off Vacation<\/li>\n<li>Article 21 Professional Development and Licensing<\/li>\n<li>Article 22 Salary\/Stipend<\/li>\n<li>Article 24 Transportation<\/li>\n<li>NEW Article Leave General Provisions<\/li>\n<li>NEW Side Letter &#8211; HMC Offsite Parking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UW remains committed to working with RFPU-CIR to reach an agreement on a successor contract and will continue to engage in good faith negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background This recap details the tenth virtual session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and the Resident and Fellow Physician Union-Committee of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negotiation-update","union-rfpu-nw","duration-2025-2028"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"cvscheid","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9309,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308\/revisions\/9309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/labor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}