Email Digest

After hours more of negotiations leading up to our contract expiration, we were able to make some progress. Having suggested otherwise for several weeks, the University has now agreed to absorb the increased costs of next year's GAIP health insurance premium...

Thanks to everyone who weathered the rain to hold UW accountable for its actions in negotiations!

We met again for a short session with the University’s bargaining team at the end the week. After making brief, non-comittal references to our proposals on childcare, fee waivers, and class ratios, UW spent most of the time discussing the health care plan....

Last Friday, 4/15, was the due date for tuition and fees, the day by which Academic Student Employees were required to pay back a significant portion of our first Spring Quarter paycheck back to UW as a condition of employment.  To illustrate the growing problem of...

Thank you again to everyone who participated in last week’s rally and march to Gerberding Hall.  The hundreds who came out sent a strong message about how our bargaining agenda is integrally connected to our efforts to maintaining access and quality at UW. Check out...

We took an important step forward today in our ongoing campaign for a fair contract by April 30th. Check out our video of the action here. Hundreds of Academic Student Employees and campus allies rallied to express their commitment to preserving quality and access in...

We met again with the University’s bargaining team yesterday to continue negotiations for our fourth contract.  While we went into the meeting hoping to get substantive responses to and costing estimates on the proposals we gave UW last week, we received neither. In...