For the second year in a row, the Resident & Fellow Physician Union - Northwest is proud to endorse the Seattle Solidarity Budget alongside many trusted labor unions and community organizations. As healthcare providers, we see the direct impact on our patients, when our city does not adequately fund and support social services, or acknowledge … Continue reading RFPU-NW Endorses 2022 Solidarity Budget
COVID MOU: RFPU-NW Members Meet with GME & Labor Relations
Last Friday, Sept. 24th RFPU-NW members and UW GME & Labor Relations met to bargain the extension of our COVID MOU, which expired on July 31, 2021. Original COVID MOU (expiration: 7/31/21) Labor Relations/GME Proposal (sent: 9/23/21) RFPU - NW Counterproposal (sent: 9/27/21) Labor Relations/GME Counterproposal (sent: 10/1/21)Most notably, our counterproposal includes a COVID Bonus … Continue reading COVID MOU: RFPU-NW Members Meet with GME & Labor Relations
Upcoming Negotiation Prep Meetings
All Dues-Paying Members Are Encourage to Attend. No negotiation experience needed!Upcoming Dates: 9/27 @ 6pm - Article(s): Definitions, Committee Memberships and Hospital Committee, Housestaff Advisory Committee RSVP Here! 9/29 @ 6pm - Article(s): Childcare (Part II) RSVP Here! 10/6 @ 6pm - Article(s): Transportation (Part II), Subordination of Agreement RSVP Here!
Resident Physician Response to Texas Abortion Ban
In perhaps the biggest blow to Roe v Wade (1973), the Supreme Court’s inaction on Texas’s S.B. 8 poses one of the greatest threats to reproductive freedom in the state and perhaps beyond. The bill is draconian in its treatment of reproductive choice and legal right to receiving an abortion in that it prohibits abortion … Continue reading Resident Physician Response to Texas Abortion Ban
Fall 2021 Childcare Fund Application is Open!
Fall Childcare Fund TimelineApplication Open: September 1stApplication Deadline: 11:59pm on September 15thNotice from RFPU: By September 18thAppeals: Submit by11:59pm on September 25thDisbursement from UW HR: Usually within 2-3 pay periods after appeals date Childcare Fund Eligibility and Determination Criteria: Inclusion Criteria. Inclusion is based on the household income, expressed in Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). Must be a dues-paying member of the RFPUFor … Continue reading Fall 2021 Childcare Fund Application is Open!
NURF & RFPU-NW Happy Hour!
Come out next Friday with NURF and RFPU-NW for Happy Hour! We’ll all be chatting about how we can make UW more equitable for trainees over free drinks & pizza! Open to all UW Residents & Fellows! Please Note: the time has been pushed back to 7-10pm When: Fri, Sept. 10th from 7-10pmWhere: Optimism BrewingRSVP: https://bit.ly/NURFRFPUHH
2021 Grant Program Application Open!
The RFPU - NW Grant Program was established to support high-quality resident and fellow research at our institution and attendance of educational conferences. Due to COVID-19, this years grant can be used towards expenses associated with virtual conferences and research supplies. Eligibility: All dues-paying RFPU-NW members are eligible!Amount: Up to $1,400Submission Deadline Extended: Wed, Sept. 22nd at 11:59pmSubmit … Continue reading 2021 Grant Program Application Open!
Negotiation Prep Time – Article Planning Meetings
8/16: REGISTER HERE FOR FRINGE BENEFITS MEETING 8/19: REGISTER HERE FOR DISCIPLINARY, GRIEVANCES, & NON-DISCRIMINATION MEETING 8/25: REGISTER HERE FOR LEAVE MEETING #2 8/30: register here for Working Outside the Training Program (Moonlighting), Professional Development & Licensing 9/9: Register here for vacation & sick leave 9/9: register here for Dues Deduction & Membership, Union Activities … Continue reading Negotiation Prep Time – Article Planning Meetings
The University of Washington is trying to force us to negotiate our contract during regular business hours, pulling us away from our patients. UW knows that we are not willing to compromise patient care to advocate for ourselves. We demand to negotiate for a fair contract outside of normal clinical hours to minimize the impact … Continue reading
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