WSU/UAW ASE Negotiations
September 13, 2023
WSU and the ASE opened negotiation on February 22, 2023. As of September 13, 2023 the parties have met 23 times and passed over 40 Articles back and forth. We have tentative agreements on 13 Articles including: Personnel Files, Recognition, Severability, Union Security, Intellectual Property, Health and Safety, Travel, Job Postings, Training, Union – Management Committee, Retirement Saving, V-CAP, Workspace Materials. Four more Articles were agreed upon on September 13, 2023, and are pending formal tentative agreement. While WSU does not post current proposals, WSU-CASE identifies they do. WSU has not reviewed nor can verify actual or all proposals on this site are accurate and up to date. Please contact Labor Relations at hrs.labor@wsu.edu.
We are close on a number of Articles but remain far apart on others. While there is no way to predict how long the current negotiations will last, we are hopeful to continue to engage as parties are available. Historically, some Contracts are negotiated in a matter of weeks, some take months, and others take well over a year.
Once a Contract is agreed upon and ratified, the University as a whole is responsible for adhering to the provisions of the Contract.
Subject Matter Expert presentations and materials
In addition to standard bargaining, WSU engaged subject matter experts to provide overview of policies, procedures and current state of programs to our groups.
On May 24, 2023, Chris Boyan, Director for Transportation Services and Cody Wilson, Associate Director of Operations for Transportation Services, attended at the UAW’s request to provide information related to transportation options at WSU. Mr. Boyan and Mr. Wilson presented an overview of Transportation Services.
On May 9, 2023, Kelley Westoff, Executive Director for Budget, Planning, & Analysis, Joel Schwartzkopf, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and Kelly Chavez, Brown & Brown Insurance representative, joined the team to discuss health care.
On April 3, 2023, Kelley Westoff, Executive Director for Budget, Planning, & Analysis, joined the team to provide a budget presentation to the groups, as well as the current state of the University budget.
WSU Negotiations Team
| Rodney Younker | Labor and Employment Attorney | WSU Chief Negotiator |
| Kendra Hsieh | Labor Relations Officer | WSU Chief Negotiator |
| Tammy Barry | Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education | Graduate School Primary |
| Greg Crouch | Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Academic Programs | Graduate School Alternate |
| Haluk Beyenal | Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies | College of Engineering and Architecture Primary |
| David Bollinger | Director of Voiland Research and Grad Programs | College of Engineering and Architecture Alternate |
| Scot Hulbert | Associate Dean for Research & Interim Agricultural Research Center Director | CAHNRS Primary |
| Todd Murray | Director of the Puyallup Research and Extension Center | CAHNRS Secondary |
| Christine Portfors | Vice Chancellor | Vancouver Campus Primary |
| Celestina Barbosa-Leiker | Vice Chancellor for Research | Spokane Campus, WSU Health Sciences Primary |
| Courtney Meehan | Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies | College of Arts and Sciences Primary |
| Catherine Cooper | Associate Dean, Faculty | College of Arts and Sciences Primary |
| Jessa Latawiec | Labor Relations Assistant | Human Resource Services |