by UAW | May 15, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
After more than three months of negotiations, ASEs have secured a strong Tentative Agreement (TA) that we are now voting to ratify. This TA contains the highest raises ASEs at UW have ever won—though not everything that we deserve, these raises will put hundreds more...
by UAW | May 15, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
As of noon today, the ratification vote on the Tentative Agreement is open to all ASE union members, and closes at 7pm on Friday. Our ASE bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on this Tentative Agreement. Our unit has fought hard over years to build power and...
by Anastasia | May 14, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Wage Increases A 36% increase to the base ASE salary over the life of the contract (12%/10%/10%)—the largest raises our bargaining unit has ever won in a contract 5% instead of 7.5% difference between steps in the base rate Premaster: 12%/10%/10% Intermediate:...
by UAW | May 14, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
This evening, our ASE bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the University. The team is recommending this TA for ratification by membership; the strike is on pause while membership votes on ratification. This Tentative Agreement will become our...
by Anastasia | May 9, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
TL;DR: Victory! TA on our first ever Immigration Article; TA on Article 35: Workload Regents Rally TOMORROW! Admin files Unfair Labor Practice charge At today’s mediated bargaining session, our ASE bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement on our bargaining unit’s...
by Anastasia | May 9, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Here’s the summary of yesterday’s mediated bargaining session: UW Admin is in full attack mode against their own workers. UW Admin has been stalling for months on wage increases for ASEs. Their current proposals would keep ASEs paid way below market rate while ASE...