by UAW | Nov 13, 2017 | Membership Updates
Last week, we sent out an email describing how the GOP Tax Plan would impact the typical graduate employee at UW by treating tuition waivers as taxable income. Hundreds of people have signed on to our petition, and members are making their voices clear — taxing...
by UAW | Nov 8, 2017 | Membership Updates
As you may have seen, last week’s budget proposal by Congressional Republicans includes a provision to treat tuition waivers as income, subjecting them to taxes. For a typical graduate employee at UW enrolled in a standard Tier 1 PhD program this would result in about...
by UAW | Nov 8, 2017 | Membership Updates
As a reminder, our November membership meeting is tomorrow, Thursday November 9, from 5:30-7pm in Bagley 131. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Workgroup Updates: Find out what members are doing to take action on Budget,...
by UAW | Nov 2, 2017 | Membership Updates
Our next monthly membership meeting is Thursday, November 9, from 5:30-7:30pm in Bagley 131. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Workgroup Updates Update on Postdoc Organizing Drive Elections Committee Contract Campaign...
by UAW | Oct 31, 2017 | Membership Updates
Tomorrow, Wednesday November 1st, a coalition of housing justice organizations will be hosting an action at City Hall to push for a Seattle City Budget that stops the sweeps of homeless encampments and funds affordable housing instead. This will mark the two-year...
by UAW | Oct 26, 2017 | Membership Updates
Dear UAW Member, Earlier this month, we sent out an email outlining a number of issues the UW’s new payroll system Workday has caused — issues with health insurance enrollment, wages being delayed, tuition waivers not being processed, and more. Since then, many...
