Building Fee Waiver; Minimum Wage Update

Building Fee Waiver We have heard concerns from many members that the building fee is not being waived properly. To give some context, this fee had never before been waived until our recent contract negotiations with the University. And in the contract we ratified,...

Social! People’s Climate March!

Come to Our Start of the Year Social! Next Thursday (10/1), join with other UAW members to kick off the year at Big Time Brewery from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Get your free drink, share some snacks with other members from across campus, and learn a bit about what’s happening...

Minimum Wage Discussions 2016 and 2017

Today (Friday, 9/18) we joined with other unions on campus, along with elected leaders from UW student government, to demand that all workers in all UW locations – both those represented by unions and those not represented – receive no less than $15 an hour starting...

Minimum Wage, SEA Strike, Steward Elections

Minimum Wage and UW We were recently contacted by UW to have further discussions about raising the minimum wage in the coming two years, and this Friday (9/18) will meet with UW representatives in coalition with other campus unions to discuss the University’s ideas....