Email Digest

UAW Members, Allies Take Action at Schmitz Hall

This afternoon UAW members gathered on the steps of Schmitz Hall for a brief rally before  going in together to pay fees on the Winter Quarter fee/tuition deadline. We were joined in support by the presidents of ASUW and GPSS, as well as leadership from United...

Week of Action Plans

  Next week we will be participating in a series of actions to keep pressuring the University to implement the arbitrator’s decision around fees. Throughout the week, TAs will be talking with their students about the issue, and discussing how it connects with...

Take Action at Schmitz Hall on Friday January 25th at 12:30 p.m

Members are continuing to prepare to take action at Schmitz Hall on January 25th at 12:30 p.m.  If you can, please plan on paying your fees along with other ASEs on that day.  Also some ASEs have volunteered to create teaching materials and talking points for any TA...

January Action Plan

UAW Members are Planning January Actions while UW Continues to Impose New Fees At last Friday’s membership meeting, members proposed and unanimously approved a January Action Plan in response to the University’s continuing to require new fees (SFR and Universal...

Our Response to the University’s Motion for Reconsideration

On Monday, November 12th, we submitted our response to the University’s motion for reconsideration.  In it we point out that the arbitration provision in our collective bargaining agreement (CBA), as supported by well-established law, does not give the arbitrator...

Next Steps

Join the effort to increase the pressure on the UW administration to honor our contract and waive the fees. While the Arbitrator considers our Motion to Confirm his Award that UW must waive the SFR and UPASS fees, as well as the University’s Motion to vacate the...