Email Digest
March with Us on May Day!
UAW 4121 has a proud tradition of participating in May Day marches and other activities to support immigrant rights. Please join the May 1st Action Coalition and El Comite Pro-Reforma Migratoria & Justicia Social to make this year's march bigger than ever. May 1st...
Stand Up for a Fair Contract!
Wednesday, April 27th immediately following the membership meeting (3:30pm BAG 154) by Drumheller Fountain. Our contract expires on Saturday, April 30th, but the University is still refusing to make Academic Student Employees a budgetary priority. The University is...
Contract Campaign Update: Fee Waivers
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...
April 6th Action Video & Bargaining Update
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...
April 6th Action a Success!
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...
Attend the Labor Rally in Olympia!
Join us on Friday at Noon on the Capitol Steps! Washington’s working families are tired of being blamed and punished for a recession that Wall Street caused. Thousands of public and private sector workers and community members will stand together and demand that...
4/4 Bargaining Update
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...
Take Action on Wednesday, April 6th
We Are One: Bargaining for the Future of Higher Education April 6th at 12:30 pm by the George Washington Statue, UW Seattle Campus! At a moment when major decisions are being considered about the future of higher education and other essential state services in...
3/28 Bargaining Meeting
We met with the University’s bargaining team again yesterday and discussed our proposals on childcare, tuition/fee waivers, maintaining academic excellence and health insurance benefits. Our committee again emphasized how our proposals to make improvements for ASEs in...
Participate in the Week of Action: April 2-8
Unions and progressive community organizations are taking action throughout next week to preserve worker’s rights and to demand that legislators prioritize the future of our community over the profits of the ultra-wealthy and big banks. Contact us if you can attend!...