UAW 4121 Academic Workers

Celebrating Labor Day in style by joining @UniteHereLocal8 on their picket lines alongside @Alexis4Seattle & building worker power together ✊ Seattle is a union town!

Solidarity with our @uawregion6 siblings at UAW Local 509 fighting for a strong contract ✊ Members from across all units joined the energetic picket line in California over the weekend. Donate to the Local 509 strike hardship fund at: givebutter.com/UAW509

Last weekend, members kicked off an energetic season of political organizing with a canvass for former member @Scott43LD! We’re fired up to get progressive labor champions like Shaun & @Alexis4Seattle into office this November to organize and build power together ✊

Care-based organizing is centered on a foundation of trust, solidarity, accountability, and equitable labor distribution. This session is a communal effort to build a just & caring union by empowering each other to create meaningful change & effective advocacy for our colleagues.

TODAY! Mon 08/05 5:30-7:00pm (In-Person) | Open to all union members Sign up here bit.ly/hus_workshops and learn about other HUS! workshops.

Solidarity from Seattle with our @uawregion6 siblings at Local 509’s Monogram Aerospace unit ON STRIKE for a fair contract! ✊

UAW 4121 members! Come participate in the first Hot Union Summer! Workshop on Care-Based Organizing. Mon 08/05 5:30-6:30pm (In-Person) | Open to all union members Sign up and learn about other HUS! workshops at bit.ly/hsuworkshops. #HUS #HotUnionSummer #UAW4121

Launching Hot Union Summer '24: peer-facilitated workshops to win structural changes at UW & beyond: bit.ly/hsuworkshops Whether you just became a member, you're an active organizer, or anything in between - we'll learn from each other to grow stronger together.

Members of UAW Washington Locals @UAW4121 @wsucase @wawuunion connected with future Washington Governor @BobFergusonAG at the @WAAFLCIO convention this week! Members are ready to win in November and work together to advance pro-worker policies across the state ✊

On this day last year, our RSE & Postdoc units kicked off a historic 9-day strike to win strong contracts. Over the next 9 days, we'll be spotlighting powerful moments and key wins from the last year - and what we're taking on next ✊

Congratulations to @UAW4121 on your new contract!!! This was a massive victory, including increased pay, improved child care and health care, and more workplace protections and benefits. When we organize, we win!

81% YES: ASEs ratified our new contract! The gains are the result of 1000s of ASEs who, over the last 3 years, put countless hours into organizing, strategizing & building campaigns to tackle issues we care about. Fired up & ready to keep building power! tinyurl.com/onto2027

Info sessions and office hours for ASEs happening today and tomorrow so you can make an informed decision in our ratification vote! RSVP to attend here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

ASEs also won a summer UPASS, an increased childcare subsidy, a longer timeline to file grievances over violations of our rights, and much more! Learn more: uaw4121.org/tentative-agre…

ASEs made major gains in pay & equity in our TA! 💪This contract contains the highest raises ASEs at UW have ever won, $0 premium healthcare & our first-ever Immigration & Reasonable Accommodations articles. Read more on the Tentative Agreement & cast your ratification vote! 🧵

📢 ASEs: Time to ratify our tentative agreement! 🗳️ The ratification vote is open now. Check your email for the voting link. Come to an information session or office hours with the Bargaining Team to get your questions answered: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Check out the TA highlights here: uaw4121.org/tentative-agre…. Ratification will open tomorrow at noon and closes Friday at 7pm: ASEs, watch your inbox for more info.

BREAKING: This evening, our ASE bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the University, and decided to recommend this TA for ratification by membership. The TA includes an agreement to pause striking pending the ratification vote period.

WAWU stands in solidarity with our striking union siblings at the University of Washington✊

Solidarity with striking workers of @UAW4121! All people should make enough to live where they work. Wages, housing, freedom of speech--all union business! Join the picket line to show you support workers and students in their fight for these things.