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by UAW Local 4121 and thousands of other academic workers, as well as university and state government allies, ICE rescinded its directive requiring international students...
by UAW | Jul 1, 2020 | Membership Updates
Mobilizing to fight the Trump administration’s xenophobic visa executive order Early last week the Trump Administration issued an executive proclamation suspending entry for some non-immigrant visas including H1-B, H2-B, L, and some J visas, but not F-1/OPT visas and...
by UAW | Jun 24, 2020 | Membership Updates
Trump Admin’s Order Limiting Non-Immigrant Visa Travel In the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to scapegoat non-U.S. citizens, earlier this week they issued an Executive Proclamation suspending entry to the U.S. for some on non-immigrant visas, including: H1-B...
by UAW | Jun 18, 2020 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, Tonight, in a four hour meeting, the King County Labor Council debated and took a vote on the removal of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) from the council. In accordance with our unanimous vote to support this proposition at our last...
