Our Bargaining Committee is the team responsible for meeting with management to negotiate our contract.

They will develop our bargaining agenda and proposals based on feedback from you — the Staff of Pitt.

The Bargaining Committee will be made up of Pitt Staff and chaired by our USW District 10 Director, Bernie Hall. They will get additional support from USW District 10 staff and technical and legal experts from the International Union. 

We will have open nominations for Bargaining Committee members followed by an election. All Pitt Staff will be able to nominate and vote. 

In addition to elected members, our district director may appoint additional members to ensure the Bargaining Committee is fully representative of our membership.

Bargaining Committee Nominations are Open until 10/31/24

As part of having a voice in the process of bargaining your contract, it’s time to choose the people you want to represent you at the bargaining table and speak about the issues that affect you. 

Please fill out this form to nominate either yourself or someone else to the Bargaining Committee to help negotiate the first contract for the staff at the University of Pittsburgh. 

The Bargaining Committee will be made up of at least 10 staff from across the university and will work closely with our Bargaining Chair, USW District 10 Director Bernie Hall, and other technical experts from the International Union. 

Once staff have been nominated to be on the Committee, each person will be contacted to see if they will accept the nomination. After all of the nominations have been accepted, the candidate's information will be posted here. Elections for the Bargaining Committee will be conducted via digital ballot.