The Union of Academic Student Employees & Postdocs at the University of Washington
Welcome!
UAW 4121 is the union of graduate and undergraduate ASEs (Research Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Staff Assistants, Reader, Graders, Tutors), Postdocs, and Research Scientists at the University of Washington.
Thanks to 20 years of collective action and strong membership participation, 4121 members have been able to win major improvements – both to our working conditions at UW, and to our living conditions more broadly – on issues including wages, health care, equity and anti-discrimination, housing, international scholar issues, climate change, childcare and family leave, and much more.
New to UW? Find more information at the New Member Welcome Page!
Happening Now
Postdoc Bargaining Survey
Share your priorities for bargaining.
IEB Elections
Ballots being mailed Oct. 17, 2022
UW Researchers A-4
Latest info and get involved in bargaining.
Helpful Resources
Recent Updates
Labor Immigration Summit // Postdoc Bargaining // WFSE Bargaining // MightyKidz Solidarity
Highlights from the UAW Constitutional Convention
Summer Organizing Workshops // Now hiring: UAW 4121 Data Engineer / Junior Developer // Transportation and Accessibility in Seattle survey
Ballots Arriving for the Primary Election in Washington States!
Twitter Feed
"Our union’s long-standing commitment to the fight to organize academic workers has led to real change in the working conditions of academic workers." Read about the history of the UAW and academic organizing in this op-ed by @UAW President Ray Curry:
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/labor-voices/2022/09/14/uaw-higher-education-unionization/10366297002/