Email Digest
Protect International Postdocs by Ratifying IBDs Today
Last week, we launched our Initial Bargaining Demands (IBDs) for our next contract. One of our key demands is to protect and support the 40% of UW Postdocs who are international. Navigating the visa and immigration system is already a major burden. Now more than ever,...
Ratify Postdoc Initial Bargaining Demands Today
Postdocs across UW have made it clear — we demand a contract that: Provides Fair and Just Compensation and Benefits Protects and Supports International Postdocs Ensures Parity Regardless of Funding Source Creates a Safe, Equitable, and Accessible Workplace These...
UAW 4121 Members Rally at Sea-Tac in Defense of Our Colleague
Yesterday, UAW 4121 members mobilized to defend a non-citizen member of our union and the University of Washington community. The member was detained overnight at Seattle-Tacoma International Ai\9ort along with his child, and the two were subsequently required to...
Rally Thursday 4/9 at 12 to defend our DACA-mented union sibling!
4/9 12pm Rally to Demand UW Protect DACA-mented ASE and All Non-Citizen Workers! Join your fellow union members for a Rally on April 9 (Thurs) Noon-1pm in front of the UW Graduate School in support of an ASE and DACA recipient who lost their TA-ship due to delays in...
Reminder: UAW 4121 Monthly Membership Meeting Tomorrow, 2/26 @ 5:30pm
A friendly reminder that the next membership meeting will be TOMORROW, Thursday, 2/26, from 5:30-6:30pm, and will be over Zoom. To access the Zoom link, please fill out this RSVP form. The proposed agenda for the meeting is: Approve Agenda Welcome + Norms...
Reminder: Enroll in the Postdoc Caregiver Fund & take the Bargaining Survey today!!
I’m Steffi, a Postdoc in the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, & Ecosystem Studies department here at UW and a mom to a 12-month-old, and I’m writing to remind you to enroll in the Postdoc Caregiver Fund by March 27th! I think Seattle is a wonderful place...
Bargaining Day 1 Recap: 7 agreements down, more to win on March 10th
This morning was the first Research Staff bargaining day. Based on the Initial Bargaining Demands our members have ratified, input through the bargaining survey, and thousands of conversations with our colleagues, the Research Staff unit has begun bargaining our...
UAW Members rally in Olympia to drive support for research funding
This past Monday, January 23rd, 30 UW students, postdocs, and research staff traveled to Olympia to support funding for research, joined with our peers from WSU & WWU. Six of your fellow UAW members testified at the Senate Higher Education Committee meeting in...
2026 Equity Survey is open! & Feb Membership Meeting, Thursday, 02/26
The 2026 Equity Survey is open! Academic workers in UAW 4121 have won some of the strongest measures in the country for preventing harassment and discrimination in our contracts. One of these measures is the equity survey, a tool created by members to hold the...
Contract Bargaining Starts Next Week: Join Your Fellow Research Staff Today!
Negotiations for your next Research Staff contract with UW Admin begin next week, Tuesday February 24th! Click the video below to hear from Jeffrey, a Research Scientist in Orthopedics, about what has motivated him to join the fight and why now is the time to make...