by Anastasia | Feb 8, 2025 | 2025 Federal Policy Updates, Membership Updates
My name is Ellen Graham, and I’m an ASE Head Steward in Biostatistics. Yesterday, the NIH announced plans to slash the indirect cost rate of its grants. These cuts would have devastating impacts on UW and universities across the US. Our research, our jobs, and the...
by Anastasia | Feb 6, 2025 | 2025 Federal Policy Updates, Membership Updates
In their first few weeks in office, the Trump Administration issued a barrage of Executive Orders targeting academic workers across the country. From freezing funding for crucial research work in the public good to threatening international scholars, unleashing...
by Anastasia | Jan 29, 2025 | 2025 Federal Policy Updates, Membership Updates
My name is Philippa Steinberg, and I’m an ASE Steward in Molecular and Cell Biology. Over the last week, the Trump Administration rolled out an unprecedented set of restrictions on federal funding that are impacting members like me across the UW, starting with funding...
by UAW | Jan 29, 2025 | Membership Updates
The Family Friendly Working Group (familyfriendly@uaw4121.org) has established a reimbursement system for the Postdoc Caregiver Fund, with biannual distributions in May and...
by Anastasia | Oct 24, 2024 | Elections, Membership Updates
Attention UAW 4121 Members, The Elections Committee was notified of additional errors regarding the fall 2024 elections. Please read the following information details, an updated list of vacant positions, and an adjusted election timeline. Members in good standing now...
by Anastasia | Oct 23, 2024 | Elections, Membership Updates
Attention UAW 4121 Members, The Elections Committee was recently notified of an error in how open steward positions were calculated. The previously announced open positions were calculated using the number of members when they should’ve been calculated based on the...