Email Digest

Today marked the date we agreed upon with the University during our first bargaining session to make all initial proposals for our new contract. We finished off making our initial proposals by passing language on Health Insurance, Wages, and Fee and Tuition Waivers....

Today marked the date we agreed upon with the University during our first bargaining session to make all initial proposals for our new contract. We brought proposals on Wages, Tuition & Fee Waivers, and Health Insurance to finish up all of our initial proposals....

Our monthly membership meeting is tomorrow, Thursday 3/8 from 5:30pm-7pm in EEB 105. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes and Board Actions Solidarity Actions Postdoc Campaign Update Bargaining Update Bargaining Organizing...

Today we continued negotiating over “non-economic” issues. We began by going through some of our union’s requests for information in greater detail, and then the UW Administration presented what they characterized as “most” of the proposals they will bring on...

Dear UAW Member, Today we continued negotiations with University Admin over non-economic issues. Today’s session was primarily focused on the University’s proposals around the greivance procedure, leaves, appointment notification, and discipline & dismissal, as...

Today we presented contract language proposals around equity issues to the UW Administration, focusing on the following collective bargaining agreement articles: non-discrimination and harassment, childcare, leaves of absence, union rights, and hourly pay scale...

Today many determined UW student workers gave powerful testimony of harassment and discrimination in their departments and at the UW more broadly. We presented five proposals for improved contract language in Articles 5 (Childcare), 16 (Leaves), 19...

Dear UAW 4121 members, This afternoon we had a strong opening in bargaining for our new contract with the UW Administration. Over 2500 ASEs signed on in support of our bargaining demands. The bargaining committee presented these demands with dozens of ASEs in...

Today our union met with representatives from the UW Administration to begin negotiations for the new contract. We had excellent turnout with over 40 Academic Student Employees (ASEs) from a wide variety of departments together, sharing stories about the struggles we...

Mark your calendar for our first bargaining session, next Thursday, February 8, from 1:30-4:30 (room TBD). Please make it out to help start negotiations off strong and build energy for the contract campaign! Our monthly membership meeting will follow on the same day,...