by webmaster | Nov 17, 2015 | Membership Updates
Faculty at the University of Washington have begun a campaign to form a union, with help from SEIU 925 (the union representing over 20,000 education-based employees state-wide and helping to organize faculty at Seattle University and Antioch). If this drive is...
by UAW 4121 | Nov 5, 2015 | Membership Updates
Don’t forget: our regular monthly membership meeting will take place next Thursday, 11/12 at 5:00 p.m. in Loew Hall 106. The agenda will include work being done by individual members and work groups to enforce the contract and upcoming opportunities to be involved on...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 30, 2015 | Membership Updates
As you may have heard, UW faculty have begun the process of forming a union. UW administration has responded – as employers often do – by urging faculty to avoid unionizing. Faculty leaders are now circulating a petition urging UW administration to remain...
by webmaster | Oct 28, 2015 | Membership Updates
Many of you have been receiving documents from Lifewise or your health care provider from visits or services you received last year. These are being sent to you as a result of an unfair labor practice charge and multiple grievances we filed when we learned the GAIP...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 22, 2015 | Membership Updates, Trans-Equity
Dear colleagues: Navigating the bureaucratic ins-and-outs of university employment and health care can be challenging at the best of times, and the prospect of pursuing gender transition while involved in higher education can often seem daunting. Even with contractual...
by webmaster | Oct 14, 2015 | Membership Updates
Critical Event for International Student Workers Thursday (10/15) 4:30 p.m. Loew Hall 106 Recently a US District Court issued a ruling overturning the 17-month OPT extension for international students in STEM fields. This ruling will severely curtail future employment...