by UAW 4121 | Oct 4, 2012 | Ending the Sequester, Membership Updates
During the 2012 session in Olympia we worked with legislative allies to help preserve – after nearly losing – funding for higher education, and helped support the passage of bills to create jobs and establish the freedom to marry in Washington. In Congress,...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 4, 2012 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Economic Justice / Power to the 99%, Freedom to Marry / LGBTQ Rights, Membership Updates, Respect and Justice for Immigrants, Take Action, Worker Solidarity / Collective Bargaining
In this year’s critical race for Governor, UAW was proud to endorse Jay Inslee. Jay has a strong record of advocating for workers rights and collective bargaining, and even supported ASEs trying to form our union in 2001 by walking our picket lines. Jay has...
by UAW 4121 | Jun 29, 2012 | Front Page, Membership Updates
We’ve received numerous questions this week about Summer Quarter and the recent arbitration decision regarding the SFR and Universal U-Pass fees. As you’ll recall, a neutral 3rd party arbitrator ruled in May that the University had violated our collective bargaining...
by UAW 4121 | Jun 29, 2012 | 2011-12 Contract Campaign, Front Page, Membership Updates
Yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court, upholding most major provisions of National Health Care Reform, has implications not only for millions of uninsured Americans nationwide but also for Academic Student Employees here at UW. As you may recall, in our...
by UAW 4121 | Jun 20, 2012 | Freedom to Marry / LGBTQ Rights, Front Page, Membership Updates, Take Action
Pride Parade 2012: Don’t Watch. March! Sunday June 24, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. UAW Local 4121 has a proud tradition of supporting Seattle PrideFest and marching in the parade with other labor unions as part of the Pride at Work. This year’s parade takes place this...
by UAW 4121 | May 31, 2012 | 2011-12 Contract Campaign, Arbitration Updates, Front Page, Membership Updates
We wrote you at the beginning of this academic year about two new mandatory fees on your tuition statement: the Student Facilities Renovation Fee (SFR) and the Universal U-Pass Fee. After a number of members raised concerns about these new fees, we looked into it and...
