by webmaster | Oct 12, 2018 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, UPASS Bargaining Update Yesterday, the UW union coalition had a great rally in our fight for a free UPASS for all employees! The coalition shut down the intersection at Montlake and Pacific reasserting our power! We are currently awaiting a...
by webmaster | Oct 12, 2018 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, UPASS Update & Action Last Thursday, the UW union coalition met again with the UW Administration to bargain over the UPASS, as well as other items. At that session, UW proposed that, if the coalition were to “agree to engage the City of...
by webmaster | Sep 8, 2018 | Membership Updates
During our last contract negotiations, the UW administration and UAW 4121 reached an agreement to jointly create a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Program for UW Academic Student Employees. Two 0.5 FTE Training Specialists, Sam Sumpter and Paige Sechrest, have been...
by webmaster | Jul 24, 2018 | Membership Updates
UAW Local 4121 wins Mother Jones award Photos: Local 4121 members on strike, May 15, 2018; Judy Twedt and Sam Sumpter accepting the Mother Jones Award. UAW Local 4121 was awarded the Mother Jones Award at the Washington State Labor Council...
by webmaster | Feb 8, 2018 | Membership Updates
Today our union met with representatives from the UW Administration to begin negotiations for the new contract. We had excellent turnout with over 40 Academic Student Employees (ASEs) from a wide variety of departments together, sharing stories about the struggles we...
