Email Digest
Statement: UW Must Uphold Due Process and Protest Rights
UAW 4121 represents a diverse group of members, and as such there exists a wide spectrum of views on the 5/5 action at the IEB within our membership. Regardless of individual opinions, our union stands together to wholeheartedly reject UW Admin’s use of emergency...
6/5/2025 Membership Newsletter
June 2025 Membership Meeting Date Change We're changing our regular Membership Meeting (MMM) schedule! Starting now, MMMs will happen on the third Thursday of each month at 5pm. However, because the third Thursday (June 19th) is Juneteenth, we'll meet instead on June...
UAW 4121 Spring 2025 Elections: Voting Now Open
Today, you should have received a ballot to your email inbox for the UAW 4121 Spring 2025 Triennial election. The voting period is May 26, 9:00AM – May 28, 11:59PM. Please reach out to elections@uaw4121.org if you have not received a ballot or if you have any other...
Candidate Statements Now Available for UAW 4121 2025 Triennial Elections
The nomination period for UAW 4121’s 2025 election is now closed. Candidate statements for contested positions are now available in a PDF on Google Drive at this link. Contested Positions This year, the following positions are contested: President – 2 candidates...
UW’s Recent Changes to our Layoff Policies – What You Should Know
On January 29th, the University of Washington changed its temporary layoff policy without union agreement, violating our collective bargaining agreements for Academic Student Employees (ASEs), Postdocs, and Research Scientists & Engineers (RSEs). This policy...
Nominations Open for Executive Board & Joint Council Positions (Spring 2025)
Dear UAW Members, Nominations for all executive board and unit leadership positions in UAW 4121 will open 9 am PDT Friday, May 2, and will close at 11:59 pm PDT Monday, May 12. This is an opportunity to take a leadership position in your department and our union. You...
Spring 2025 Triennial Elections Announcement
The elections committee will run the upcoming triennial elections for Executive Board and Joint Council positions, with the following key dates: May 12, 11:59PM: Deadline to accept nomination May 18, 11:59PM: Deadline to submit candidate statement May 26, 9:00AM – May...
Welcome Research Coordinators & Consultants to 4121!
Over the last several years, Research Coordinators & Consultants have fought to organize and gain the rights & protections of unionized workers. As of March 18, the Washington Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has tallied their signed Authorization...
UAW 4121 Statement on the Recent Actions of Columbia University and the Trump Administration
Last week, Columbia University expelled and fired Grant Miner, a student worker and president of Student Workers of Columbia, UAW Local 2710, one day before contract negotiations were due to start. This occurred only a few days after plainclothes ICE and DHS agents...
Job Posting: UAW 4121 Communications and ASE Membership Organizing Staff
Deadline for Applying: March 9, 2025 at 11:59pm UAW 4121 is the union representing 8,500 academic workers (Postdocs, Research Scientists/Engineers and Academic Student Employees) at all three campuses of the University of Washington. We are seeking to hire up to one...