Email Digest
Strike Authorization Vote Starts Tomorrow
February 5, 2023 Tomorrow, all UW Postdocs and UW Research Scientists and Engineers A-4 will begin Strike Authorization Votes to authorize our bargaining teams to call strikes should circumstances justify. Will you join us in voting YES on day 1 of the Strike...
Black History Month // February Membership Meeting // Winter Vacancy Election // Contract Enforcement Trainings // & More!
Black History Month To kick things off for Black History Month this year, check out this list of resources and current initiatives that the UW Black Student Union (BSU) compiled on this linktr.ee. BSU has a “Black Is” series every Wednesday of this month at 6pm at the...
We’re Taking a Strike Authorization Vote!
January 30, 2023 Bargaining Update We continue to make progress toward reaching an agreement with UW Admin, reaching tentative agreement on 1/30 on a Reasonable Accommodations article that strengthens the protections available to Postdocs with disabilities seeking...
Nominations Open for Vacant ASE Postdoc Steward and Head Steward Positions, and Exec Committee Vacancies!
Dear UAW Member, Nominations for all vacant positions in UAW 4121 are open Wednesday, January 25rd and will close on Saturday, February 4th, at 5:00 p.m. PDT. This is an opportunity to take a leadership position in your department and in our union. You do not have to...
RSVP for Monday 12pm Mass Meeting, Bargaining recap, UW Librarian strike update
RSVP for Monday 1/30 12pm Mass Action Meeting; Admin makes no progress on wages; other bargaining developments At our last bargaining session, Admin continued to reassert the same wage proposal that creates pay inequity between PD-Scholars, Fellows, and Paid-Directs...
Important bargaining updates, register for action meeting Thursday 1/19 1pm
RSVP for action meeting Thursday 1/19 1pm We are having an action meeting on Thursday, 1/19 over Zoom to put pressure on UW to move towards our proposals and win a fair and strong contract. Please attend to let UW Admin know that you demand a fair and equitable...
Membership Meeting // Housing Rally // Postdoc & RSE Bargaining // & More
Membership Meeting Thurs 1/12 5PM Our next membership meeting will be next Thursday 1/12 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, fill out this RSVP form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and new members may sign up...
1/4 Bargaining update, important meeting tomorrow, & more
Bargaining Update, Action Planning Meeting Tomorrow Please RSVP to an important meeting on Friday 1/6 at 12pm to meet with other Postdocs and Research Scientists and discuss building collective action needed to win a fair contract. Following our last bargaining...
Share your End of Year Reflections // Housing 4 The People Rally // UAW Runoff Elections
Happy Winter Break & End of Year Member Reflections It’s winter break, and almost time to bid farewell to 2022! Similarly to last year’s 2021 in review, the Communications Working Group is taking some time to reflect on & capture key moments of 2022. In this...
Postdoc Bargaining recap – important wages updates and other bargaining updates
We were bargaining with UW Admin on Wednesday and Thursday for the last two sessions before the end of the year. We are making progress on all aspects of the contract but still have some ways to go and continue to see some concerning, arbitrary divisions in the way...