by UAW | Jul 21, 2020 | Membership Updates
What follows is first a letter to Black Academic Student Employees and Postdocs, followed by a call to action for white and non-Black POC union members, to: 1) rescind or offset donations to the Black Opportunity Fund by donating instead to BLM UW and 2) start an...
by UAW | Jul 17, 2020 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, Tuesday, August 4th is an important primary election for Washington state legislative and congressional races. If you’re registered to vote in WA, you should be receiving your ballot soon: please take a minute to send it in! Our work to dismantle...
by UAW | Jul 15, 2020 | Membership Updates
Victory for International Student Workers! Thanks to collective action by thousands of academic workers, as well as university and state government allies, ICE rescinded its directive requiring international students to attend classes in person or face deportation....
by UAW | Jul 12, 2020 | Membership Updates
Tomorrow at 9am! Tell ICE: No Student Ban Take Action! Monday July 13th at 9:00 a.m. PST at the ICE Field Office at 3rd and Spring in downtown Seattle. Tell ICE: #NoStudentBan #NoDeportations. Physical Distancing and Masks Required! On Monday, July 13, Academic...
by UAW | Jul 9, 2020 | Membership Updates
Updates on Directives Targeting International Students/Scholars On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to F-1 and M-1 status, stating that students on these visas may not remain in the US for Fall term if their course workload proceeds...
by UAW | Jul 9, 2020 | Membership Updates
VICTORY! ICE BOWS TO PRESSURE & RESCINDS DIRECTIVE 7/14 VICTORY! Thanks to collective action by UAW Local 4121 and thousands of other academic workers, as well as university and state government allies, ICE rescinded its directive requiring international students...
