by UAW 4121 | Apr 5, 2011 | 2010-11 Contract Campaign, Membership Updates
We met again with the University’s bargaining team yesterday to continue negotiations for our fourth contract. While we went into the meeting hoping to get substantive responses to and costing estimates on the proposals we gave UW last week, we received neither. In...
by UAW 4121 | Apr 1, 2011 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Membership Updates
We Are One: Bargaining for the Future of Higher Education April 6th at 12:30 pm by the George Washington Statue, UW Seattle Campus! At a moment when major decisions are being considered about the future of higher education and other essential state services in...
by UAW 4121 | Mar 31, 2011 | 2010-11 Contract Campaign, Membership Updates
We met with the University’s bargaining team again yesterday and discussed our proposals on childcare, tuition/fee waivers, maintaining academic excellence and health insurance benefits. Our committee again emphasized how our proposals to make improvements for ASEs in...
by UAW 4121 | Mar 30, 2011 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Membership Updates, Worker Solidarity / Collective Bargaining
Unions and progressive community organizations are taking action throughout next week to preserve worker’s rights and to demand that legislators prioritize the future of our community over the profits of the ultra-wealthy and big banks. Contact us if you can attend!...
by UAW 4121 | Mar 25, 2011 | 2010-11 Contract Campaign, Membership Updates
We’re writing with an update on our negotiations with UW as well as more upcoming opportunities to strengthen our ability to win a fair fourth contract for Academic Student Employees (ASEs). First, we want to thank everyone who has participated in our contract...
by UAW 4121 | Mar 23, 2011 | Membership Updates, Respect and Justice for Immigrants
Support SB 5168: 364 Day Misdemeanor Bill Currently, immigrants convicted of a gross misdemeanor with a sentence of 365 days are subject to automatic deportation, regardless of the crime committed or time served. Reducing the maximum sentence by one day not only...
