by UAW 4121 | Nov 26, 2013 | Membership Updates, Worker Solidarity / Collective Bargaining
Mark your calendars: this year once again we’ll be standing with Walmart workers on Black Friday (November 29th) in support of those workers who have faced retaliation in their struggle for respect at and a living wage Walmart. Check out http://forrespect.org/ for...
by UAW 4121 | Oct 21, 2013 | Worker Solidarity / Collective Bargaining
As you may have heard, grocery store workers at Safeway, QFC, Fred Meyer, and Albertsons have voted to strike starting at 7pm tonight if their bargaining team is unable to come to an agreement on a fair contract with their employers by then. These workers have been in...
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 | Jun 22, 2013 | A Stronger, More Accessible Public University, Membership Updates, Respect and Justice for Immigrants, Support a Better Budget for Higher Ed, The International Student Fee
In the next 48 hours the State Legislature may enact an unfair 20% surcharge on international students. Please contact your legislators now to oppose this! Earlier this session we delivered a petition to the Legislature with more than 2,500 signatures, urging a...
