Who We Are
The Family Friendly and Gender-Equity working group focuses on supporting the family needs of students on issues of childcare, parental leave, lactation stations, and more. We make sure ASEs and Postdocs know of existing resources and advocate for access to additional resources.
What We Do
- Enforce and improve the availability of lactation stations on campus
- Foster a more inclusive environment for students who are parents
- Victory! Working with the M.L. King County Labor Council and Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s office, we helped secure paid family leave in Seattle & Washington State.
Get Support
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact contractenforcement@uaw4121.org.
Get Involved
Postdocs are reforming the Postdoc Parenting Work Group as the Postdoc Family Friendly Working Group. This workgroup was incredibly active in our last contract campaign and it’s time to restart conversations about how to distribute childcare funds, emerging needs during this pandemic, and demands for our next contract. If you’d like to get involved, email familyfriendly@uaw4121.org.
Additional Resources:
Student Parent Resource Center
Student Parent Resource Center resources
UAW child care subsidy
On-campus Lactation Stations
UAW 4121 members join other labor leaders and community members for a Town Hall to kick off a campaign for Paid Family Leave in July 2016.