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International Solidarity Workgroup Info Session & Updates This Friday! Info Session on International Scholars and Work The International Solidarity Workgroup, in collaboration with other UAW Locals, have put together an information session for international...

Additional FAQ for Incoming and Continuing International Academic Student Employees (ASEs) and Postdocs Do International ASEs and Postdocs need a SSN in order to be paid? No law prohibits you from being paid without an SSN (Social Security Number). You are encouraged...

Anti-Discrimination Working Group Updates Our Anti-Discrimination Working Group continues to take action on a number of fronts -- for more information about any of the below, or to get involved, please email anti-discrimination@uaw4121.org! This Saturday! 4121 out for...

Anti-Discrimination Working Group Updates & Upcoming Actions Our Anti-Discrimination Working Group (ADWG) has been meeting weekly to coordinate and strategize work to take action for Black lives and racial justice, building off of years of work we have done as a...

Tomorrow! Public Teach-In Tomorrow 8/1 from 11am-12:30pm at Jimi Hendrix Park, join fellow 4121 members for a public teach-in hosted by UW Seattle Black Student Union, Decriminalize Seattle, and COVID-19 Mutual Aid Seattle, covering a number of topics related to...

What follows is first a letter to Black Academic Student Employees and Postdocs, followed by a call to action for white and non-Black POC union members, to: 1) rescind or offset donations to the Black Opportunity Fund by donating instead to BLM UW and 2) start an...

Dear UAW Member, Tuesday, August 4th is an important primary election for Washington state legislative and congressional races.  If you’re registered to vote in WA, you should be receiving your ballot soon: please take a minute to send it in!  Our work to dismantle...

Victory for International Student Workers! Thanks to collective action by thousands of academic workers, as well as university and state government allies, ICE rescinded its directive requiring international students to attend classes in person or face deportation....

Tomorrow at 9am! Tell ICE: No Student Ban Take Action! Monday July 13th at 9:00 a.m. PST at the ICE Field Office at 3rd and Spring in downtown Seattle. Tell ICE: #NoStudentBan #NoDeportations. Physical Distancing and Masks Required!  On Monday, July 13, Academic...

Updates on Directives Targeting International Students/Scholars On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to F-1 and M-1 status, stating that students on these visas may not remain in the US for Fall term if their course workload proceeds...