Email Digest
(Fair) Tax Day: April 17, 2012
Tax dollars keep our communities running: they pay for schools, transit, public safety, and other infrastructure. They provide resources to maintain quality and access at UW. Yet not everyone is paying their fair share for these services and some are paying nothing...
Check out what one ASE said to the Regents Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Sj9BL0nVI&HD=1
Regents Thursday
Thursday, April 5, 2012 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, Room 225 This Thursday, April 5th at 2:30pm in Kane 225, we have a major opportunity to let the regents know that UW’s ability to maintain quality, access, and its overall reputation as a...
Initial Bargaining Goals
Keep Up Pressure for Higher Ed Funding
What: Keep Urging Your Legislator to Protect Higher Education and Other Critical Services When: Today! As you no doubt have heard, the Republican-led Senate bloc in Olympia (who cut higher education funding in their original version of the budget) responded to public...
Just one hour
Take 1 Hour to Help Move a State Budget that Works for Us Today began a special session in the state Legislature, where the primary task facing lawmakers is the completion of a budget for the remainder of the 2011-13 biennium. Thanks to the efforts of those of you...
Washington State Democrats Hope Voters Have New Attitude on Taxes – New York Times Dec. 2, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/us/washington-state-looks-at-tax-increases-to-fill-budget-gap.html
Know Your Rights to Workers Compensation!
Recently we filed a grievance upon learning that the University has been discouraging ASEs in various ways from filing workers compensation claims. In the course of our investigation we’ve learned that: ASEs have been told that they are not considered eligible...
Occupy Olympia
Week of Action: building on our November 9 action to defend higher education for the 99% (you can see the video here), we encourage members to participate in the upcoming week of action… Monday (11/28) 6:00-7:00 p.m. – Candlelight Vigil at Seattle Central CC [RSVP...
Membership Meeting November 2011
Our next membership meeting will take place Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. in Foege N130. We will elect an Elections Committee for this year,consisting of up to seven (7) members and one (1) alternate. The highest runner up will be the alternate. All...