Email Digest
recap from Mass Meeting and Bargaining
12/15 Mass meeting recap Last Thursday, hundreds of Postdocs and Research Scientists & Engineers came together in groups across campus to sit in on bargaining between management and the RSE bargaining committee. In this powerful show of solidarity, we demonstrated...
ASE Organizing Strategy Meeting 12/19 // Housing 4 the People Rally on 1/11 // RSE & PD bargaining updates // & more
Monthly ASE Organizing Strategy Meeting: 12/19 at 5:30pm RSVP here to join fellow ASEs from across departments at the December ASE Organizing Strategy Meeting on Monday, 12/19 at 5:30pm over Zoom and in-person. Building on conversations at the October and November ASE...
UAW run-off election notice – Verify your address
Please take a moment to ensure your mailing address is up to date for an important UAW runoff election this winter! Last year, UAW members across the country voted to establish direct elections for officers of the UAW International Executive Board (IEB), including...
Postdoc Bargaining Updates and Action Items – RSVP for 12/15
Today was our sixth Postdoc Bargaining session and our bargaining team has made proposals on 16 different articles of our contract. We’ve reached tentative agreement with UW admin on two articles, and have only received counter-proposals from them on two other...
Membership meeting // UAW Election Results // Plan B Vending Machine // ASE EPIC Trainers
Membership Meeting Thursday 12/8 at 5pm Our next membership meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday 12/8 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, fill out this RSVP form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and new members may...
Membership Meeting on 12/8 // ASE EPIC trainer positions open
Membership Meeting Thursday 12/8 at 5pm Our next membership meeting will be Thursday 12/8 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, fill out this RSVP form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and new members may sign up...
Higher Ed Labor Movement // EPIC Position Open // Support Grocery Workers // Indigenous Peoples month (+ events) // TDoR
The Higher Ed Labor Movement is Heating Up! University of California: On Monday November 14th, 48,000 UC academic workers from UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and UAW-SRU began an open-ended strike, in what is now the largest strike in US higher education history. The strike is...
Postdoc bargaining recap: important progress on wages after mass meeting
Our organizing is working! Just days after last week’s mass meeting, where nearly 200 Postdocs & Research Scientists came together to discuss bargaining and what it will take to win fair contracts, today UW Admin made significant movement towards us with a...
Mass Meeting Highlights!
Thank you to the ~200 of you who were able to join yesterday either in real life or via Zoom for our Mass Meeting! It is energizing to be in solidarity with you all. The main takeaway: In order to win strong contracts without continued delays, it will take every...
UAW election // UW libraries fellowship // Solidarity with farmworkers and Indigenous peoples
Reminder: Get your ballot in for historic UAW election! By now all UAW members should have received your ballot for the first-ever direct election of UAW International Executive Board (IEB) positions! If you have not yet received your ballot in the mail, you should...