Email Digest
More stalling by UW — 13 days until contract expires!
Over a hundred of our members were present at today's bargaining negotiations, and our members voted to initiate a Strike Authorization Vote, beginning Wednesday, April 18, no later than 9am and to conclude by no later than Tuesday, April 24, 11:59pm. More information...
0% WAGE INCREASE IN 2019?! 18 DAYS TO CONTRACT EXPIRATION
Today the UW Administration released their financial proposals for our next contract. They include: 0% Wage Increase for 2018-2019 academic year, 1% wage increase for next 2 years $540 annual increase in healthcare fees $900 annual increase in building fees, which can...
19 DAYS UNTIL CONTRACT EXPIRES — SIGN EQUITY PETITION
Bargaining Update Our contract expires in 19 days! Your support will help move the university administration to agree to fair and effective contract protections from discrimination and harassment. If you haven't already, please sign onto our equity petition here! The...
4/5 Bargaining, April Membership Meeting, Solidarity Actions
4/5 Bargaining Summary At today’s bargaining session, we reached tentative agreement on 22 articles of the contract, including an important new article that will require transparency from all departments and hiring units about their pay rates for hourly ASEs. However,...
Bargaining Summary 4/5
At today’s bargaining session, we reached tentative agreement on 22 articles of the contract, including an important new article that will require transparency from all departments and hiring units about their pay rates for hourly ASEs. However, despite today being...
Bargaining Summary for 4/4/18
Dear UAW Member, Today was a powerful bargaining session as around 300 ASEs turned out to demonstrate support and urgency around our proposals concerning anti-discrimination and equity! When UW Admin came back to the table following the action, they told us that they...
Bargaining Summary 4/4
Today was a powerful bargaining session as around 300 ASEs turned out to demonstrate support and urgency around our proposals concerning anti-discrimination and equity! Tomorrow (Thursday) marks the day we negotiated with the University during the first bargaining...
All Out for Bargaining on Wednesday 4/4!
What: Critical Bargaining Session When: Wednesday, April 4th at 12:00 noon Where: Roosevelt Commons West Who: All members -- your participation needed! This coming Thursday marks the deadline we agreed with the University to reach tentative agreement on all...
Bargaining Summary from March 15th
Against the backdrop of the fantastic win that UW Postdocs and ASEs made possible today and throughout yesterday’s historic direct action, today we saw some incremental progress on a key issue in bargaining. UW Administration responded to our comprehensive...
3/15/18 Bargaining Summary
Today we continued discussing issues concerning our anti-discrimination proposals to jointly develop sexual harassment and anti-discrimination trainings specifically geared for ASEs’ needs and positionality. Our proposal includes creating such trainings jointly with...