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4121 Weekly: Political Endorsements, UPASS Action, and More
Political Endorsements Over the last few months members in the Political Working Group identified important issues to assess local candidates on: investment in education, worker protections, housing affordability, transportation, race and equity, and climate...
UAW 4121 Political Endorsements 2019
Through our Political Work Group, members identified important issues – investment in education, worker protections, housing affordability, transportation, race and equity, and climate justice – assembled questionnaires, reviewed candidate responses and their records,...
Acceptance Of Nominations For Elected Positions Closing At 5:00 PM Today (Saturday)
Saturday, July 13, 2019 Dear Colleague, Submit your acceptance of nomination for elected positions by 5:00 PM today (Saturday) by emailing elections@uaw4121.org. All members are automatically nominated for positions for which they’re eligible, so write in if you wish...
U-PASS Action Meeting
Dear UAW Member, Last summer, our Union worked alongside campus Unions, community groups, and progressive allies to push UW to provide a free U-PASS for all. We succeeded and won a free U-PASS for all ASEs (and Postdocs, as well). Recently, we learned that the...
Reminder: Membership Meeting 6/27, Bylaws Amendment
Dear UAW Member, As a reminder, there will be a special membership meeting tomorrow, Thursday, June 27th at 5:30 p.m. in HSB T-733 to consider an amendment to the Local Union bylaws. The proposed amendment, written to reflect the newly formed Postdoc Unit, was...
Special Membership Meeting Thursday 6/27 at 5:30 p.m.; Bylaws Amendment
At tonight’s monthly meeting, members (inclusive for the first time of ASEs and Postdocs!) voted to hold a special membership meeting on Thursday, June 27th at 5:30 p.m. to consider an amendment to the Local Union bylaws. The proposed amendment, written to...
June Membership Meeting 6/13, Bylaws Committee
Dear UAW Member, June Membership Meeting Our monthly membership meeting will be Thursday 6/13 from 5:30-7pm in location TBD. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Postdoc Update Bylaws Committee Bylaws Amendments Rent...
Seattle City Council District 4 Straw Poll Results
Dear UAW member, The straw poll vote for the Seattle City Council District 4 endorsement has concluded. Of 343 participants, the percentage of votes received by each of the candidates are: Emily Myers, 64% Shaun Scott, 26% Abel Pacheco, 3% Cathy Tuttle, 2% Joshua...
Vacancy election results, May 2019!
The nomination acceptance period for the vacancy election (Steward positions and Defense Committee) has now closed. We are happy to announce the following new stewards and committee members, all of whom are uncontested. Congratulations to all! Stewards Anthropology...
Stewards and Defense Committee Vacancy Elections: Nominations open now!
Dear UAW Member, Nominations for Stewards and Defense Committee positions in UAW 4121 are open today, May 13th, and will close on May 22nd. This is a great opportunity to take a leadership position in your department or region! All members who have been in good...