2024 ASE BARGAINING PORTAL

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Bargaining Schedule & Updates

Upcoming Sessions

No upcoming sessions while ratification vote is in process

Bargaining sessions are open to all members in good standing.

If this is your first bargaining session or if it has been a while since your last one, check in with the door-greeter for an overview about the bargaining process, the current status of our negotiations, and what to expect from bargaining on that day.

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Previous Sessions

Session 1: 2/9/2024
Session 2: 2/20/2024
Session 3: 2/27/2024
Session 4: 3/8/2024
Session 5: 3/15/2024
Session 6: 3/22/2024
Session 7: 3/26/2024
Session 8: 4/5/2024
Session 9: 4/12/2024
Session 10: 4/16/2024
Session 11: 4/23/2024
Session 12: 4/26/2024
Session 13: 4/29/2024
Session 14: 4/30/2024
Session 15: 5/3/2024
Session 16: 5/6/2024 (first day of mediation)
Session 17: 5/8/2024
Session 18: 5/9/2024
Session 19: 5/13/2024

Bargaining updates for each session includes a summary of the main topics from the day, upcoming action items, and information about getting involved.

Not getting bargaining updates even though you’re a member in good standing? Email comms@uaw4121.com.

Latest Bargaining Updates

Ratification Vote closes TOMORROW & additional resources

The ratification vote on our Tentative Agreement (TA) closes TOMORROW at 7pm. This Tentative Agreement (TA) that is being presented to membership for ratification is a direct result of thousands of members coming together to build power and organizing capacity in...

Read Perspectives from Bargaining Team & members on our Contract TA

The ratification vote on our Tentative Agreement (TA) is open now until Friday at 7pm. Voting is open to all ASE members–find the link here if you haven’t received it in your inbox. Our ASE bargaining team voted 12-1 to make this TA and to recommend that members vote...

Wages Breakdown for the Tentative Agreement

After more than three months of negotiations, ASEs have secured a strong Tentative Agreement (TA) that we are now voting to ratify. This TA contains the highest raises ASEs at UW have ever won—though not everything that we deserve, these raises will put hundreds more...

Vote YES on the Tentative Agreement!

As of noon today, the ratification vote on the Tentative Agreement is open to all ASE union members, and closes at 7pm on Friday. Our ASE bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on this Tentative Agreement. Our unit has fought hard over years to build power and...

Tentative Agreement Overview

Wage Increases A 36% increase to the base ASE salary over the life of the contract (12%/10%/10%)—the largest raises our bargaining unit has ever won in a contract 5% instead of 7.5% difference between steps in the base rate Premaster: 12%/10%/10% Intermediate:...

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Resources

Throughout bargaining, this section will be updated with resources to understand how contract negotiations are going. Questions and/or want to get involved in developing resources to agitate, educate, and organize our coworkers to win a strong contract? Reach out to ase-bargaining-team@uaw4121.org.

Strike FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about ASEs going on strike

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Bargaining FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about bargaining

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Proposals Tracker

Full text of each proposal for all articles

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SAV FAQ & Info

Info about the 2024 ASE Strike Authorization Vote (4/22 – 4/25)

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ASEs: Act for a Strong Contract!

We are currently in negotiations with UW administration for a new contract that will determine our working conditions for the next few years — on issues of compensation, workplace rights, and more. The involvement and activism of every single union member is critical to bargaining success. Our ability to move administration on our core issues depends on whether the administration sees that we’re united and serious about our bargaining demands.

Become a Contract Campaign Captain:

Sign up to be a Contract Campaign Captain in your department. CCCs

Contract Campaign Captains are point people for updates, questions, and conversations about the contract campaign in a department. A strong network of CCCs across our department will be crucial to our ability to win a strong contract by making sure that every single member is connected and empowered to take action together!

All members are strongly encouraged to attend the weekly CCC meetings (Captains’ Calls) on Tuesday(s at 5pm over Zoom. Fill out the form below to get connected.

I'm signing up as a CCC!

Get connected with organizing:

The foundation of our power is in making sure that our coworkers are signed up as members to have a say in our collective future. Building this powerful movement grounded in mass participation & empowerment takes each and every one of us.

Fill out the form below or reach out to the ASE Organizing Committee (ase-organizing@uaw4121.org) to get connected to other members in your department & area.

Let's go!