by UAW | Apr 26, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
I’m Justin Applegate. I’m a 4th Year PhD candidate in the department of Biochemistry. I study how pathogenic bacteria recognize and attach to human cells during infection, and I am a member of the ASE bargaining team. So Peter, how was bargaining for you today? I’m...
by UAW | Apr 7, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Hi Colleague,Last Friday, more than 1,000 ASEs and supporters gathered in the Quad to demand that UW Admin stop stalling at the table and give us real proposals. The bargaining session yesterday makes it clear – they need to hear it again, and louder. Management...
by UAW | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Hi Colleague,UW Admin continues to make little movement towards our next contract. This Friday (3/29) at noon on the Quad – join your coworkers under the iconic UW cherry blossoms to demand that UW Management make substantive proposals on compensation, non-citizen ASE...
by UAW | Mar 24, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Hi Colleague, Yesterday, nearly two months into bargaining, Management gave us their opening offer on healthcare – where they proposed cutting back our premium coverage to 85% from the full coverage in our current contract. As a member of our ASE Bargaining Team that...
by UAW | Mar 18, 2024 | 2024 ASE Bargaining, Membership Updates
Hi Colleague,I’m Anastasia, a member of our ASE bargaining team and a PhD candidate at the Information School working as a Research Assistant. I came to UW in 2019 to work on disability justice and accessible technology – my current research is in health informatics,...