Stewards are responsible for serving as organizers and points of contact for their department. They help encourage people to join the Union, spread information about upcoming events, direct department members to Union resources, and help organize the ASE/Postdocs in the department for collective actions that protect and expand our workplace rights. With the guidance of the contract enforcement working group, they can also represent and support colleagues through the grievance procedure if issues arise. Stewards receive training and support for both of these roles, so there’s no prior experience needed.
If you have questions about the position or your eligibility, please feel free to contact the Elections Committee at elections@uaw.org, and we can help put you in contact with a current steward to chat with. All Steward positions will last until September 2022.
Scroll down to find a list of open steward positions by department for both ASEs and Postdocs.
Accepting Nomination
To accept nomination for one of the above positions, you must send your acceptance in an email to the Election Committee at elections@uaw4121.org, or by mail to Elections Committee c/o UAW Local 4121, 2633 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98102.
Acceptance must be received by mail or email no later than May 23th at 5:00pm PDT. The written statement of acceptance should state how the nominee wishes their name to appear on the ballot and the region in which they are accepting the nomination, if applicable.
Candidate Statements and Campaign Rules
Members accepting nomination may also submit a candidate statement (up to 500 words) to the Election Committee that must be received by the nomination deadline of May 23th at 5:00 pm PDT. Candidates may also submit a photo, which must have a square aspect ratio and be at least 200×200 pixels in resolution. In the case of contested positions, statements will be posted on the Local Union website no later than May 24th.
Candidates and those campaigning for them are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the rules governing elections and campaigns as laid out in the UAW 4121 Bylaws and the Constitution of the UAW International.
Academic Student Employee Vacancies
| Department | ASE Steward Vacancies |
| (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation | 1 |
| (OWRC) Odegaard Writing & Research Center | 1 |
| (POE) Program on the Environment | 1 |
| (QERM) Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management | 1 |
| Accounting | 1 |
| Aeronautics & Astronautics | 1 |
| American Ethnic Studies | 1 |
| American Indian Studies | 1 |
| Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | 1 |
| Anthropology | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 |
| Applied Physics Lab | 1 |
| Art | 1 |
| Astronomy | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 3 |
| Bioengineering | 3 |
| Biological Structure | 1 |
| Biology | 1 |
| Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education | 1 |
| Biostatistics | 1 |
| Bothell Campus | 4 |
| College of Built Environments | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Chemistry | 3 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2 |
| Classics | 1 |
| (CLUE) Center for Undergraduate Learning & Education | 1 |
| CoMotion | 1 |
| Dentistry | 1 |
| DXARTS | 1 |
| Earth & Space Sciences | 1 |
| Economics | 2 |
| Education | 3 |
| English | 2 |
| Environmental & Forest Sciences | 2 |
| Epidemiology | 2 |
| Evans School Of Public Policy & Governance, Daniel J. | 1 |
| Financial & Business Economics | 1 |
| French & Italian | 1 |
| Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies Department | 1 |
| Genome Sciences | 2 |
| Germanics | 1 |
| Global Health | 3 |
| Health Services | 1 |
| History | 1 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 2 |
| Immunology | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering | 1 |
| Information School | 2 |
| Information Systems & Operations Management | 1 |
| Jackson School of International Studies | 1 |
| Law | 1 |
| Law, Societies & Justice | 1 |
| Linguistics | 1 |
| Management & Organization | 1 |
| Marine & Environmental Affairs | 1 |
| Marketing & International Business | 1 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| Small Med School Departments | 1 |
| Medical Genetics | 1 |
| Medicinal Chemistry | 1 |
| Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition | 1 |
| Microbiology | 1 |
| Molecular & Cellular Biology | 2 |
| Music | 1 |
| Near Eastern Studies | 1 |
| Neuroscience | 1 |
| Nursing | 1 |
| Nutritional Sciences | 1 |
| Oceanography | 2 |
| OMA&D Instructional Center | 1 |
| Pediatrics | 1 |
| Pharmaceutics | 1 |
| Pharmacy | 1 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Psychiatry & Behavioral Science | 1 |
| Psychology | 1 |
| Rehabilitation Medicine | 1 |
| Scandinavian Languages and Literature | 1 |
| School of Social Work | 1 |
| Slavic Languages & Literatures | 1 |
| Sociology | 1 |
| Spanish and Portuguese | 1 |
| Student Athlete Academic Services | 1 |
| Tacoma Campus | 2 |
| Washington Nanofabrication Facility | 1 |
Postdoc Vacancies
| Department | Postdoc Steward Vacancies |
| (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation | 1 |
| Aeronautics & Astronautics | 1 |
| Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | 1 |
| Anthropology | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 |
| Aquatic & Fishery Sciences | 2 |
| Astronomy | 1 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 4 |
| Bioengineering | 1 |
| Biological Structure | 1 |
| Biology | 2 |
| Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education | 1 |
| Biostatistics | 1 |
| Bothell Campus | 1 |
| College of Built Environments | 1 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 1 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 2 |
| Dentistry | 1 |
| DXARTS | 1 |
| Earth And Space Sciences | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1 |
| Environmental & Forest Sciences | 1 |
| Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences | 1 |
| Epidemiology | 1 |
| Evans School Of Public Policy & Governance, Daniel J. | 1 |
| French And Italian | 1 |
| Genome Sciences | 3 |
| Global Health | 1 |
| Health Services | 1 |
| Immunology | 1 |
| Information School | 1 |
| Law, Societies, and Justice | 1 |
| Marine & Environmental Affairs | 1 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Small Medical School Departments | 4 |
| Medical Genetics | 1 |
| Medicinal Chemistry | 1 |
| Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition | 1 |
| Microbiology | 1 |
| Music | 1 |
| Nursing | 1 |
| Oceanography | 1 |
| Pathology | 1 |
| Pediatrics | 1 |
| Pharmaceutics | 1 |
| Pharmacy | 1 |
| Philosophy | 1 |
| Physics | 1 |
| Physiology & Biophysics | 1 |
| Political Science | 1 |
| Psychiatry & Behavioral Science | 2 |
| Rehabilitation Medicine | 1 |
| School of Social Work | 1 |
| Speech & Hearing Sciences | 1 |
| Statistics | 1 |
| Tacoma | 1 |