Email Digest

  Help win appointment extensions! Nation-wide momentum is gathering around the urgent call to increase funding for higher education and research, including for international students and scholars, among the COVID-19 crisis. We began bargaining over this issue...

  Membership Meeting on May 14 Our next membership meeting will be Thursday 5/14 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. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows:...

  Dear UAW Member, For the past several weeks, thousands of UAW 4121 members across UW have been coming together to take action to support appointment extensions for Academic Student Employees and Postdocs. Appointment extensions are a particularly urgent need...

  International Workers' Day -- Take Action! This Friday May 1st is International Workers' Day -- join fellow 4121 members and our broader labor community for a packed schedule of actions and events: 10am-5pm: Day of Action for Appointment Extensions! Friday will...

  Organizing for the Future We Need TAKE ACTION TODAY PETITION: In the past week, hundreds of ASEs and Postdocs have already joined the call for UW administration to extend ASE and Postdoc appointments through the summer, and to grant all requests for one-year...

  4/15/20 COVID Actions & Info PETITION: Call on UW to extend ASE and Postdoc appointments Help build power for appointment extensions -- add your name now! The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for our University and broader community....

  Membership Meeting Tomorrow As a reminder, our next membership meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday 4/9 from 5:30-6:30pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and anyone who is not yet a member can sign up here...

  4/2/20 COVID-19 Updates & Victories UAW 4121 COVID-19 FAQ UAW 4121 COVID-19 Resource Center UAW 4121 members are taking action for our community Over the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic impacts on our work and learning at the...

  3/27/20 COVID-19 Updates & Resources COVID-19 FAQ COVID-19 Resource Center   Update on stay-at-home guidance for researchers The UW Office of Research issued updated guidance regarding Governor Inslee’s ‘stay-at-home’ order and what types of workers...

The rapidly changing conditions on campus in light of COVID-19 are prompting numerous questions and concerns for Postdocs, ranging from appointment security, travel, health care and insurance, research deadlines, safety, visa issues, and more. If you have questions...