Email Digest

Over the weekend, we all watched as white supremacists marched across the University of Virginia campus spreading hate and violence in Charlottesville. We have seen smaller scale incidents here in Seattle, where hate groups have marched in Seattle and been given...

Through our political workgroup, 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,...

Dear 4121 member, Through our political workgroup, members identified important issues - investment in education, worker protections, housing affordability, transportation, race and equity, and climate justice - assembled questionnaires, reviewed candidate responses...

As you’ve probably heard, state lawmakers narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown during its third special session.  At the last minute, Paid Family Leave was introduced and passed!  Along with this positive outcome, I-1552, the anti-trans bathroom bill, was...

It’s Pride Month and there are a number of great events coming up this weekend! As always, members of our union will be participating -- make it out to show your pride, and to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ community. At our June membership meeting, members...

As a reminder, our last membership meeting of the academic year is TODAY, Thursday, June 8th at 5:30 pm in Sieg 134. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Bargaining Updates Washington Won’t Discriminate Presentation &...

Our next monthly membership meeting is Thursday, June 8th at 5:30 pm in Sieg 134. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Bargaining Updates Washington Won’t Discriminate Presentation Working Group Updates Political...

Earlier this quarter, we made demands to UW to take concrete steps to support and protect individuals affected by the travel bans. Thanks to action by UAW 4121 members – through thousands of ratification votes and direct actions during our bargaining session - the...

As many of you know, on Friday we packed the room for our second round of bargaining with Labor Relations over the impacts of the travel ban on international students.  Prior to this second round, we were successful in the elimination of the international student fee...

Don’t forget -- we have several important events coming up this week, and your participation is critical! Tomorrow, Thursday 5/18, our Local is hosting a Direct Action Training from 3-6pm at the University Friends Meeting House (just off campus at 4001 9th Ave NE). If...