by UAW | Nov 13, 2019 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, At tomorrow’s monthly membership meeting, we’ll discuss plans to fight the proposal by Trump’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to eliminate collective bargaining rights for academic student employees at private universities. At a time when an...
by UAW | Nov 13, 2019 | Membership Updates
In response to the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to restrict the rights of student employees to form unions, we are encouraging members to submit comments registering that student employees are, in fact, employees. The proposed rule would establish that...
by UAW | Nov 7, 2019 | Membership Updates
November Membership Meeting Our monthly membership meeting will be Thursday 11/14 from 5:30-6:30pm in location TBD (somewhere on Seattle campus). The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes 2021 Contract Campaign Organizing...
by UAW | Nov 5, 2019 | Membership Updates
Vote! Ballots Due 8pm Today Today is the last day to vote in this year’s critical Seattle City Council election! Ballots are due — either in a ballot drop box or postmarked — by 8pm. This is a critical election in determining how Seattle runs...
by UAW | Nov 1, 2019 | Membership Updates
Results of Paid Family Medical Leave Ratification Vote The ratification vote on the Paid Family Medical Leave tentative agreement has closed, and members have voted at a rate of 95.4% (439 yes, 21 no) to approve making this change to our collective bargaining...
by UAW | Oct 25, 2019 | Membership Updates
Elections by the Few or by the Many? We’re seeing a disturbing pattern in recent years as small numbers of ultra-wealthy donors pour money into defeating key pro-worker, pro-science candidates and initiatives. For instance, in 2018, nine oil companies alone...
