Political Support and Union Solidarity

In a separate major action at 12:30pm today, a delegation of UAW4121 members, elected officials,  and unions including UAW 4121, SEIU925, WFSE 1488, SEIU 1199, AFT, Faculty Forward, and the Martin Luther King Labor Council delivered a letter to UW President Ana Mari...

Important Bargaining Update

Moments ago, we passed the following proposal to the university administration in an effort to reach an agreement with them before our current contract expires at midnight tonight. The Bargaining Committee has and continues to be invested to reaching a reasonable and...

Bargaining Caucus TODAY 4PM

BARGAINING CAUCUS OF MEMBERSHIP TODAY AT 4:00PM! Our contract expires tonight. We are prepared to negotiate as long as it takes to secure a fair contract for all ASEs. But we need your help. We are asking all available ASEs to attend a bargaining caucus today at...

4/27 Bargaining Summary

Today we were introduced to a mediator from the Washington State Public Employment Relations Committee (PERC) who was unilaterally introduced to the process by UW administration.  While we agreed to meet with the mediator in the interest of reaching an agreement, it...

Wed 4/25 Bargaining Summary

On Tuesday, over 400 ASEs attended the contract bargaining session with Provost Baldasty. Members shared stories of extreme financial stress, dependence on the local food bank, of moving to Tacoma for affordable housing, widespread mental health concerns particularly...