Email Digest

  Dear UAW Member, Labor Day Action On Labor Day, Seattle Westin workers, the Labor Movement, and community supporters will hold a demonstration to demand that Marriott, the world’s biggest and richest hotel company, set the standard in the hotel industry and...

  Dear UAW Member, UPASS Bargaining As a reminder, this Thursday 8/16 is the first day of Coalition UPASS Bargaining. As an extension of the equity demands we made while bargaining our full contract in the spring, our Local is joining five other campus unions to...

As agreed during our contract negotiations in spring quarter, beginning August 16th our Local will be bargaining in coalition with other UW unions for subsidized UPASS for everyone on campus. This coalition bargaining is an important opportunity for furthering the...

UAW Local 4121 wins Mother Jones award                             Photos: Local 4121 members on strike, May 15, 2018; Judy Twedt and Sam Sumpter accepting the Mother Jones Award. UAW Local 4121 was awarded the Mother Jones Award at the Washington State Labor Council...

Families Belong Together Rally - This past week, we’ve seen multiple attacks from the federal government against immigrants, families and public sector employees around the country.  Beginning this Saturday (6/30), UAW Local 4121 members will rally to kick off a week...

As you may have seen, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision this morning in Janus v AFSCME, a case backed by corporate billionaires intended to weaken public sector unions, which changed the requirement that all represented employees must pay their fair share of...

This morning, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow the Muslim ban to continue. This version of the ban limits entry to the United States from citizens of five Muslim-majority countries (Syria, Iran, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia), as well as a small number from North...

As a reminder, our next membership meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday 6/21 from 5:30-7pm in BAG 260. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve agenda Approve minutes Proposed bylaws amendment [link to amendment text] UPASS coalition bargaining...

The Trump administration has announced new rules beginning June 11 to limit Chinese student visas in STEM fields to as little as a single year. Previously, most visas were issued for the five year maximum. Since Trump was elected, Chinese graduate students around the...

Our monthly membership meeting will be on Thursday 6/14 from 5:30-7pm in MEB 238. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve agenda Approve minutes Stewards elections Proposed bylaws amendment Contract campaign debrief discussion Next steps Adjourn All...