✓ We are only the 6th group of Postdocs to form a union in the U.S. and the 1st group of Postdocs to hold a union election in which Postdocs voted to form their own bargaining unit!

✓ We are joining UAW Local 4121 as a separate bargaining unit, which means we will bargain our own contract and make individual unit decisions, but can also benefit from sharing administrative resources, bargaining expertise, and solidarity with the 4500 Academic Student Employees at the UW!

✓ We live in the 5th most expensive city in the country for housing, and the 6th most expensive state for childcare. Now we have the power to make real change to address these and many other inequities and challenges that UW Postdocs face!

In Solidarity,

Your friends and colleagues on the UW Postdocs United / UAW Organizing Committee,

Dan Amrhein, Oceanography & Atmospheric Sciences Pamela Baker, Biological Structure Leilani Battle, Computer Science & Engineering Carolyn Brotherton, Microbiology Mattias Cape, APL Max Friedfeld, Chemistry Hannah Horowitz, Atmospheric Sciences & JISAO Parisa Hosseinzadeh, Biochemistry Jiae Lee, Biochemistry Lindsey Madison, Chemistry Peter Mahoney, Environmental & Forestry Sciences Daniel McCloy, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences Christopher Morrison, Astronomy Frederick von Netzer, Civil & Environmental Engineering Maya Rosen, Psychology Brian Sargent, Sociology Margaret Siple, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Michelle Tigchelaar, Atmospheric Sciences Brian Weitzner, Biochemistry Alex White, Psychology Liang Zhang, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences