by UAW | Dec 7, 2017 | Membership Updates
Our next monthly membership meeting is Thursday, December 14, from 5pm-6:30pm in Sieg 134. (Note that because of finals scheduling, the meeting will begin at 5 rather than the regular 5:30.) The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve...
by UAW | Dec 7, 2017 | Membership Updates
Sign the nationwide petition to defend tuition waivers! Negotiations in Congress continue over the GOP Tax Bill, which contains numerous regressive and unjust provisions to reduce taxes for the wealthy by taxing grad tuition, repealing key sections of the Affordable...
by UAW | Dec 6, 2017 | Membership Updates
With black ice on the ground this morning and a winter chill in the air, we’re heating our homes more and driving up power consumption along with our utility bills. Washington’s weatherization program helps low-income homes and apartments make improvements that save...
by UAW | Dec 2, 2017 | Membership Updates
On Wednesday, hundreds of UAW 4121 members and allies rallied in opposition to the GOP Tax Plan that would treat tuition waivers as taxable income. Following late-night deal-making on Thursday that swayed four additional Republican senators, the Senate’s version of...
by UAW | Nov 29, 2017 | Membership Updates
As you know, Congress is considering a tax plan that would treat tuition waivers as taxable income, which would increase the typical UW graduate employee’s taxes by about $5000 per year, a change that would completely undermine the affordability and accessibility of...
by UAW | Nov 29, 2017 | Membership Updates
As you know, the Trump/Republican tax bill would have devastating effects on working people and our families. The proposal to eliminate the tax exempt status of our tuition waivers would more than double the taxable income of most RAs and TAs. This change would...
