Our Stories

Click below to more about why UW Research Coordinators and Consultants want to form a union with their colleagues.

With a Union, We Can Create a More Secure Future for UW Research Coordinators & Consultants

– By Martha Cagley, a Research Coordinator at UW.

Unions do make a difference. That’s why UW Research Coordinators and Consultants are Organizing.

– By Lacy Cheers (Autism Center), Rachel Erstad (Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies), and Karen Segar (Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center).

Part 1: With a union, I had protections that helped me navigate workplace abuse

– By Brendy Fountaine, Research Scientist 3, Department of Comparative Medicine

Part 2: Without a union, I was on my own to deal with workplace abuse, and ultimately forced out of UW

– By Sarah Proffitt

Having a union has given me more opportunities for professional growth. I don’t want to see Research Coordinators and Consultants left behind.

– By Sharon Garrett, MPH, MA, and Research Scientist

I didn’t think I needed a union until I was unfairly dismissed and thrown into upheaval due to UW’s error (from 18 years ago!)

– By Jane Shofer, Research Consultant (Biostatistician) at the UW