Email Digest
Bargaining info session // International Solidarity Workgroup // Family leave // & more!
ASE Bargaining Info & Strategy Session, Friday 3/5 What: Membership discussion of proposals for our first bargaining session When: Friday March 5, 4-5pm How to join: Fill out this short RSVP form Building on strong membership ratification of the initial bargaining...
Postdoc Tentative Agreement! // ASE Bargaining // Housing justice conference // Family leave // & more
Support a more equitable family leave program in WA Please sign the petition to expand paid family leave in Washington State! Two years ago, our union fought in coalition to pass the WA state Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, which is one of the most...
We’ve reached a Tentative Agreement on Contract! // Info Sessions and Ratification vote details
We’ve reached a tentative agreement on the Postdoc Collective bargaining agreement! Our bargaining committee unanimously recommends acceptance of the tentative agreement and a vote to ratify. Through our contract we’ve secured some important gains and set the...
Postdocs: wage negotiations continue // Monthly Membership Meeting 2/11 // Bargaining update meeting 02/12
Since our last bargaining session, we have important news and positive progress toward reaching an agreement. The UW Administration has indicated that they are now seriously considering agreeing to our proposal to move to the newest 2021 NIH NRSA salary guidelines –...
ASEs: Membership Meeting Tomorrow // Solidarity from RFPU // Harassment Prevention Workshop
Membership Meeting Thurs at 5pm As a reminder, our next membership meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday 2/11 from 5-6pm via Zoom. To access the link and/or call-in number, please fill out this short form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and...
Membership meeting // HEAL Act // Tax Amazon Action Conference // & More!
Membership meeting next Thurs 2/11 Our next membership meeting will be Thursday 2/11 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. More details about how you can join the Zoom meeting will follow in next week’s email and will be posted here. The proposed agenda for the...
Postdoc Bargaining Update 01/29 // no agreement reached // RSVP Tuesday meeting
On Friday, we met with UW Admin for our last bargaining session before our contract expires on Sun 1/31. We did not reach an agreement over the new contract. We agreed to another bargaining meeting on February 3rd and submitted a proposal to extend our contract...
Postdoc bargaining update 01/28 // no agreement reached, negotiations continue Friday
This afternoon we met with the UW Administration to discuss outstanding issues in our current negotiations, specifically: how changes to our minimum salary scale will be implemented. We did not reach an agreement on this very important issue, and agreed to continue...
Postdoc 01/25 bargaining update // Postdoc bargaining meeting Wednesday, 5pm
As we approach the last few days before our contract expires, we met with UW Admin and discussed the outstanding issues in our current negotiations: namely wages, healthcare for paid direct Postdocs, childcare subsidies, appointment/reappointments, and sexual...
ASEs: Bargaining demands // Accessibility at UW // White Privilege Workshop // & more
Add Your Name to the Initial Bargaining Demands! Last quarter, 2700 members (51.5% of all ASEs) participated in the bargaining survey, sharing a number of important priorities for improving our work and learning at UW — including improvements to wages, fees, health...