by UAW 4121 | Jan 14, 2014 | Ending the Sequester, The International Student Fee, Uncategorized
Thanks to the active involvement of our members we continue to become more effective each year at improving conditions for Academic Student Employees (ASEs) and advocating for a stronger, more accessible higher education system. In 2013 we Won relief from new fees...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 1, 2013 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Economic Justice / Power to the 99%, Ending the Sequester, Membership Updates, Support a Better Budget for Higher Ed, Take Action
Tell Congress: Fund Government and Roll Back the Sequester! As the new academic year begins we welcome nearly 700 new UAW Local 4121 members who accepted membership during their departmental orientations. This year more new ASEs have accepted membership than ever...
by UAW 4121 | Sep 5, 2013 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Economic Justice / Power to the 99%, Ending the Sequester, Membership Updates, Support a Better Budget for Higher Ed, Take Action
Earlier this year we emailed you about how Sequestration cuts are eating into the federal funding that supports research, and to ask for your help fighting back. We have good news to report – working with our sister Local 5810 at the University of California, we were...
by UAW 4121 | Apr 15, 2013 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Economic Justice / Power to the 99%, Ending the Sequester, Support a Better Budget for Higher Ed
Recent news about public funding for higher education – whether from the state legislature or Congress – is not encouraging. The state Senate has passed a budget which largely funds higher education by imposing a 20% surcharge on international students. Congress has...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 4, 2012 | Ending the Sequester, Membership Updates
During the 2012 session in Olympia we worked with legislative allies to help preserve – after nearly losing – funding for higher education, and helped support the passage of bills to create jobs and establish the freedom to marry in Washington. In Congress,...
