Email Digest
April 1: Another Step towards a Living Wage for All
Wednesday was a momentous day for Seattle's workers as the first phase of the minimum wage increase was enacted. While workers city-wide celebrated the increase and Seattle again took the national spotlight, UAW 4121 continued our efforts to ensure that every worker...
$15 Action and More
Minimum Wage - Take Action! Tomorrow (April 1st) marks a milestone in our year long coalition effort to win $15/hour, as the City of Seattle minimum wage ordinance officially goes into effect. UAW 4121 members and campus allies are taking action to ensure that all...
Your Health Insurance and the Premera Cyberattack
On Wednesday, March 18th, Premera Blue Cross, the parent company of Graduate Appointee Insurance Program (GAIP) provider LifeWise Assurance, announced that it has been the target of a cyberattack in which the personal information of customers was potentially...
Action for Instructional Quality; Bargaining Update, More
Work-in Action at Dean’s Office On Thursday, a delegation of UAW Local 4121 members staged a one hour “work-in” at the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s office to highlight one aspect of our bargaining agenda that has not received a meaningful response in...
Get Involved in Our Contract Campaign!
Bargaining Mobilization Plan At last night's monthly membership meeting, after discussing our contract negotiations, we created a new mobilization work group to develop action plans for our bargaining campaign. Contact us if you're interested in getting involved!...
Your Input Needed, Bargaining Summary, and More!
Bargaining This Week This week we met again with UW for bargaining on Wednesday (2/25) and Thursday (2/26) [summary here]. Dozens attended our session on Thursday to speak out against the international student fee and hold the University accountable for...
Release: UW School of Law, Local Union to collaborate on Employment Law Clinic
You May Be Owed Money for Health Care Services
University's violation of the collective bargaining agreement means you might be owed money In October 2014, Lifewise and the University implemented benefits cuts to the Graduate Appointee Insurance Program (GAIP), the health insurance plan for UW academic student...
Bargaining Update for 2/18/15 and Membership Meeting Tomorrow (2/19/15)
Happy Lunar New Year's Eve! We met with the University’s bargaining team today, and discussed a number of items on our bargaining agenda. Some of these items were positively received by the University—for example, the University expressed interest in our proposal to...
Membership Meeting; Election Deadline; Bargaining
Membership Meeting Our next membership meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19 at 5 PM in South Lake Union E130A&B. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and as always children are welcome and new members may sign up to join the union at...