UW Housestaff Association (UWHA) Collective Bargaining Agreement
The University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA) is the certified labor union and exclusive bargaining representative for the majority of residents and fellows in the UW School of Medicine (UW SOM) and in the UW School of Dentistry (UW SOD).
- UWHA Contract (Effective 7/1/20 – 6/30/22)
- UW Resident/Fellow Stipend Schedule for UWHA Members (Effective 7/1/20 – 6/30/22)
Benefits
The UW Summary of Benefits for Residents and Fellows summarizes the various benefits that UW provides to employees.
Information on vacation and sick leave can be found here: UW/UWHA Contract.
In summary:
- Residents will receive a minimum of twenty-four (24) days (18 weekdays and 6 weekend days) of paid vacation at the start of each one (1) year appointment period.
- Residents are entitled to 1 personal holiday per calendar year.
- Residents will receive seventeen (17) days (12 weekdays and 5 weekend days) of paid sick time at the start of each one (1) year appointment period.
- Residents have one week per year of educational leave, which they may use at their discretion. They are especially encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Residents may apply for funding to offset some of the expenses of this meeting through AAAP Home – American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (aaap.org).
- For holidays, we follow the UW Calendar.
- If Monday through Friday are taken as vacation or sick leave, the prior or following Saturday and Sunday are recorded as vacation or sick leave.
- If the workday before and the workday after a weekend are recorded as vacation or sick leave, then the weekend days must also be recorded as vacation or sick leave.
- That is, Friday before and the Monday after are taken as vacation or sick leave, then the weekend between is coded as vacation or sick leave.