by UAW | Mar 13, 2023 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates
Bargaining Update Bargaining on 3/10 was conducted in the presence of a mediator, as requested by Admin. This meant we didn’t actually interact with admin directly but instead each side communicated with each other through a mediator about our respective positions. As...
by UAW 4121 | Feb 17, 2023 | Membership Updates, PD bargaining updates
Great news! Tonight, our Strike Authorization Vote concluded with 401 total votes cast, and 96.3% of Postdoc members voting Yes. A supermajority of Postdoc members have voted to authorize our Bargaining Team to call a strike if circumstances warrant. It’s clear that...
by UAW 4121 | Feb 16, 2023 | Membership Updates
Black History Month Check out this list of resources and current initiatives that the UW Black Student Union (BSU) compiled on this linktr.ee. BSU has a “Black Is” series every Wednesday of this month at 6pm at the Ethnic Cultural Center. If you are a Black graduate...
by UAW 4121 | Feb 12, 2023 | Membership Updates, Postdoc Email Digest
Reminder: Hundreds of Postdocs have voted in our strike authorization, which ends Thursday. If you haven’t already, please vote Yes right now! Bargaining Summary: short version. Admin refuses to budge on providing information about why they suddenly think Postdocs...
by UAW 4121 | Feb 8, 2023 | Membership Updates
February Membership Meeting Thursday Our next membership meeting will be Thursday 2/9 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, fill out this RSVP form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and new members may sign up for...
by Election Committee | Feb 8, 2023 | Elections, Membership Updates
The nomination period for the Fall elections closed this past Saturday evening, February 4th. Nominations for most positions were uncontested, so we are excited to announce the names and positions of automatically elected members. Congratulations to all of the newly...