Email Digest

Happy Pride! Events THIS WEEK

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...

Membership Mtg & End of the Year Party TODAY!

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 &...

June Membership Meeting, End of the Year Party Thurs 6/8

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...

Urgent: Travel Ban and Summer Funding

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...

UPDATES: Travel Ban Bargaining

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...

Reminder: Direct Action Training Thurs, Bargaining Fri

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...

Direct Action Training This THURS 5/18 3-6PM

This Thursday, 5/18 from 3-6pm, our Local will be hosting a direct action training at the University Friends Meeting House (just off campus at 4001 9th Ave NE) [https://goo.gl/maps/Nm1abDwKusq]. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about a number of topics,...

Travel Ban Bargaining Fri 5/19 10:30am

As you know, our Local has initiated bargaining with the University over adverse impacts of the travel bans. We had our first round of bargaining on April 6, where UW admin confirmed that they would eliminate the international student fee. This is huge news and comes...

Reminder: Membership Meeting Tomorrow, 5/11 @ 5:30PM

As a reminder, our May Membership Meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, May 11th at 5:30 pm in Sieg 134. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Working Group Updates Bargaining Updates & Action Planning Next Membership Meeting...

May Membership Meeting, Bargaining Strategy Meeting

Membership Meeting Our next monthly membership meeting is Thursday, May 11th at 5:30 pm in Sieg 134. The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows: Approve Agenda Approve Minutes Working Group Updates Bargaining Action Planning Adjourn Any member who would like to...