August 16 Coalition Bargaining Summary

We had good turnout from the unions at today’s bargaining session — In addition to a UAW crew of both ASEs and Postdocs, there were also representatives there from SEIU 925, SEIU 1199NW, WFSE 1488, AFT, and WSNA. During the morning session, a number of community...

Victory – $11/hour

The University announced today that they are going to raise the wages of all student workers to $11. This comes on the heels of our March bargaining proposal that demanded the university comply with the law and raise the wages of all student workers. This would not...

Bargaining Update for 4/9/2015

During our meeting on Thursday April 9, our bargaining committee continued to discuss the economic and non-economic aspects of our bargaining agenda. The committee and the University came to tentative agreement on (Re)Appointment Notification & Job Description,...

Bargaining Update for 4/8/2015

During our meeting with the University on Wednesday April 8, our bargaining committee continued to discuss the non-economic aspects of our bargaining agenda. The committee presented proposals on Appointment and Reappointment Notification & Job Description,...

4/3/2015 – Weeks of Action

Today, upon hearing of this week’s news that UW is not only refusing to increase wages for the lowest paid student workers on campus but also proposing to increase out-of-pocket fee costs for Academic Student Employees with waivers, UAW members have sent a clear...