Email Digest
Election Notice
Biennial Steward Election All UAW Local 4121 members in good standing continuously for ninety (90) days prior to accepting nomination are automatically nominated for the following steward positions whose terms expire in December 2016: Region 1: Eight positions Region...
Contract Campaign Kick-off Meeting Recap
[Bargaining for the Public Good] “…means keeping in mind all UW students and personnel, all in the state of WA, and all who serve our university (from janitors to those who sew UW apparel.) It means treating all these people with dignity.” – Response from UAW member...
Labor and the Common Good
The UAW 4121 contract expires April 30, 2015. In preparation for bargaining a new contract, Local 4121 members have been researching how our successful contract enforcement efforts at UW and our solidarity efforts with other unions and campus/community groups can be...
GAIP Problems – Immediate Contact
Now that the new plan year has begun for 2014/15 health insurance coverage under the Graduate Appointee Insurance Program (GAIP), we have learned that Academic Student Employees who should be covered may have been denied benefits because Lifewise Assurance Company...
GAIP Health Insurance
Every year we meet with UW to review our GAIP health insurance benefits and evaluate the experience of ASEs and their dependents under the plan. This year we’ve met twice (once in May and one in August) in anticipation of bargaining a new contract in Spring quarter...
July 1st Wage Increases
Those of you working this summer will see our contractually bargained wage increases on your UW paycheck issued July 25th (for the pay period ending July 15th). Wages in all base rate departments will increase 10% this year per the contract, and all hourly wage rates...
$15, Officially
Today the Seattle City Council voted to pass a $15/hour minimum wage ordinance. This historic step would not have been possible without the activism of union and community members- including UAW 4121 members - who fought passionately in the face of stiff opposition...
Will Your Bus Route Be Cut?
Forum: What’s the Future of Public Transit? Wednesday March 5, at 6:30 p.m. (HUB 145) 20 of the 42 routes that serve UW are slated to be eliminated as part of a staggering 17% cut to King County bus services in the coming months. Nearly 30,000 UW students and staff...
Mobilizing Against International Student Fee
International Students are a critical part of UW’s academic culture, but have increasingly been targeted for fee/tuition increases. A new petition created by a coalition of student groups asks the Board of Regents to reverse their decision to impose a new...
39 Members of Congress Join UAW to Stop Devastating Cuts to Science Programs
Two United Auto Worker locals announced today that 39 members of the House of Representatives have joined their effort to stop the Sequester, the disastrous budgeting policy that indiscriminately cuts billions from federal research budgets, slowing the pace of innovation and forcing scientists around the country to walk away from promising projects. A letter signed by the 39 members was delivered today to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. [Read More…]