negotiations

Preparing for potential ASE strike

WSU President Kirk Schulz reaffirms the university’s commitment to ensuring classes proceed without impediment in the event of a work stoppage by academic student employees.

WSU, union agree on 19 articles; work remains

WSU and union negotiators, representing the Washington Federation of State Employees, have been working nonstop on a contract the past few weeks, in an effort to meet a state deadline of Oct. 1. As of Aug. 3, both parties had tentatively agreed to 19 articles, including various kinds of leave and childcare, holidays, savings clause […]

University makes counter proposal to classified union

Washington State University submitted a 104-page union contract counter proposal on June 10 to its largest classified staff bargaining unit, represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees. The document was in response to the union’s initial proposal submitted about two months earlier. As WSU Today went to press, university administrators and WFSE — which […]

Both sides put forth proposals

It’s going to be a l-o-n-g summer for those involved in contract negotiations between Washington State University and the Washington Federation of State Employees — the union representing approximately 1,250 WSU classified staff employees who are covered by one of five WFSE collective bargaining agreements. Contract negotiations began in mid January and have been progressing […]

Talks detour paid release time

Contract negotiations between Washington State University and the Washington Federation of State Employees hit a major bump in the road recently when the union requested full paid release time for nine WSU union representatives involved in the talks. In short, university negotiators previously had offered to pay for some release time for seven negotiators, but […]