Email Digest
Action NOW at UW
UAW Local 4121 members are taking action NOW to fight discrimination in the workplace. You can help! Click here to email top UW administrators, and demand that they accept our member's proposal to protect student workers against micro-aggressions, provide access to...
4/3/2015 – Weeks of Action
Today, upon hearing of this week's news that UW is not only refusing to increase wages for the lowest paid student workers on campus but also proposing to increase out-of-pocket fee costs for Academic Student Employees with waivers, UAW members have sent a clear...
University Proposes Wage Cut
Help Mobilize Now! One day after we proposed increasing the minimum wage for all student workers, and increasing wage rates for ASEs to make UW more competitive with peer institutions, the University’s bargaining committee on Thursday proposed a cut in tuition waivers...
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...