by webmaster | Jul 24, 2018 | Membership Updates
UAW Local 4121 wins Mother Jones award Photos: Local 4121 members on strike, May 15, 2018; Judy Twedt and Sam Sumpter accepting the Mother Jones Award. UAW Local 4121 was awarded the Mother Jones Award at the Washington State Labor Council...
by UAW | Jun 29, 2018 | Membership Updates
Families Belong Together Rally – This past week, we’ve seen multiple attacks from the federal government against immigrants, families and public sector employees around the country. Beginning this Saturday (6/30), UAW Local 4121 members will rally to kick off a...
by UAW | Jun 27, 2018 | Membership Updates
As you may have seen, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision this morning in Janus v AFSCME, a case backed by corporate billionaires intended to weaken public sector unions, which changed the requirement that all represented employees must pay their fair share of...
by UAW | Jun 26, 2018 | Membership Updates
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow the Muslim ban to continue. This version of the ban limits entry to the United States from citizens of five Muslim-majority countries (Syria, Iran, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia), as well as a small number from North...
by UAW | Jun 20, 2018 | Membership Updates
As a reminder, our next membership meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday 6/21 from 5:30-7pm in BAG 260. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve agenda Approve minutes Proposed bylaws amendment [link to amendment text] UPASS coalition bargaining...
by UAW | Jun 14, 2018 | Membership Updates
The Trump administration has announced new rules beginning June 11 to limit Chinese student visas in STEM fields to as little as a single year. Previously, most visas were issued for the five year maximum. Since Trump was elected, Chinese graduate students around the...