by UAW | Oct 29, 2019 | Elections
Dear UAW Member, The nomination period for the open steward positions has now closed. All nominations were uncontested, so the following list of new stewards have been elected automatically. Congratulations! ASE Stewards Computer Science and Engineering: Kryzsztof...
by UAW | Oct 25, 2019 | Membership Updates
Elections by the Few or by the Many? We’re seeing a disturbing pattern in recent years as small numbers of ultra-wealthy donors pour money into defeating key pro-worker, pro-science candidates and initiatives. For instance, in 2018, nine oil companies alone...
by UAW | Oct 24, 2019 | Membership Updates
Earlier this year, we filed unfair labor practice charges and a grievance when the University began unilaterally charging premiums to ASEs and Postdocs for the new Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program, and not fulfilling their agreement to re-open...
by UAW | Oct 17, 2019 | Elections
Dear UAW Member, Vacancy Elections Nominations for vacant Steward positions in UAW 4121 are open October 17th and will close on October 27th at 5:00 p.m. PDT. This is an opportunity to take a leadership position in your department. All members who are in good...
by UAW | Oct 17, 2019 | Membership Updates
Taking Action *Now* to Prepare for Bargaining At last week’s general membership meeting, we held a discussion about preparing for both Academic Student Employee (ASE) and Postdoc 2020-2021 contract campaigns starting now. We decided that, in the next month,...
