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The union of 6000 Academic Student Employees and Postdocs at the University of Washington in Seattle, Tacoma & Bothell. #UAW #UW #Seattle
Seattle, WAuaw4121.orgJoined November 2010
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MLK Labor
@MLKLabor
Community colleges are a critical public service. They provide opportunity for students to get family-wage careers and fuel our diverse economy. We're joining @AFTWA at @SeattleCentral tomorrow at 1 to call on #waleg to adequately fund community colleges. seattletimes.com/opinion/fully-
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UAW Region 6
@uawregion6
Solidarity with Sunnyside
@UFW
farmworkers ✊ At last week's rally,
@UAW4121
member Nicel Mohamed-Hinds spoke: “An injury to one is an injury to all. And when [farmworkers] win, they further empower us and the labor movement as a whole to win too.”
dailyuw.com
‘An injury to one is an injury to all’
On March 31, protesters gathered on Red Square to show their solidarity with Greenwood Mushrooms Sunnyside (formerly known as Ostrom Mushroom Farms) farmworkers fighting for union recognition....
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Join for this action TOMORROW, April 11th!
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The Stand
@TheStandWA
Most higher education students in Washington are enrolled in our CTCs, but decades of underfunding has lowered student enrollment and resulted in instructors and staff leaving for better-paying, more secure jobs. #1u #waleg #UnionStrong @AFTWA thestand.org/2023/04/call-o
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nikkita oliver (they/them)
@NikkitaOliver
Elijah was a vibrant young man of 23, a business owner, community organizer and advocate who was working tirelessly to create a better and safer community in Seattle. He was also a loving and loyal friend, son, brother and uncle.
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In Memory of Elijah Lewis, organized by Sheri Bebbington
I am raising funds on behalf of Elijah’s Mother, Jenine Lewis. Elijah is her baby boy. He … Sheri Bebbington needs your support for In Memory of Elijah Lewis
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‼️#HousingJusticeUW‼️👀📌
@tiffanyjewel10
🚨‼️🌩️ 🔥🔥HOUSING JUSTICE UW HOUSING 4 THE PEOPLE🔥🔥 #HousingJusticeUW #Housing4ThePeople #VIRAL #TweetStorm WATCH + SHARE EVERYWHERE!!! youtu.be/lpe9UkEtC8o
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‼️#HousingJusticeUW‼️👀📌
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RT! hey comrades! i've been offline all day prepping for tomorrow... @UAW4121 and students/families/employees have our 2nd meeting w Board of Regents at 5pm -- hoping yall will help us get our #s trending tomorrow afternoon/evening to put the pressure on!🔥👊 #HousingJusticeUW twitter.com/tiffanyjewel10…
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If you aren't able to make it to
@SeattleCouncil
in person tomorrow, you can give public comment remotely at 2pm! For more information & to get involved in ongoing organizing, get in touch by emailing intl-workgroup@uaw4121.org.
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It’s official, a supermajority of University of Washington Research Scientists and Postdocs voted yes in our Strike Authorization Votes. Of 959 RSE A-4s who voted, 879 (91.7%) voted YES. Of 401 Postdoc members who voted, 386 (96.3%) voted YES.
Purple and blue graphic which says, We voted YES in our strike authorization votes. It has the logos for UW Postdocs and UW Researchers United.
Blue and purple graphic showing side by side results for the Postdoc and RSE strike authorization votes. Text reads, 96.3% voting YES of Postdocs who voted; and 91.7% voting YES of RSEs who voted.
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Interested in getting involved in ongoing organizing around housing justice at UW and beyond? Reach out to housing-justice@uaw4121.org to learn more!
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@UAW4121
It's been so empowering to be a part of growing convos abt social housing & what housing justice looks like for us as academic workers. We're excited & inspired to continue building power together towards housing justice in coalition with our broader communities✊
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A beautiful day to send solidarity to
@TUGSA_6290
& kick off an energizing day of cross-unit organizing on our own campus ✊ From Seattle to Philadelphia, we're connected by our commitments to collective action to build higher ed institutions that truly serve us. #templeunionmade
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Happy Valentine's Day - Postdocs, turn in your ballot today!
Yellow square with a superimposed sign that reads: "Postdocs, you only have three more days to vote. Please go vote NOW. Reach out if you don't know how!"
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Postdocs! If this is unacceptable to you, please go vote YES in our SAV right now. 🗳️Search your inbox for subject: “Strike Authorization Vote Ballot” OR reach out to use for the link.
A blue square with the text: "Postdoc Wages" on a black banner. Below the black banner, text that reads "UW Admin is proposing abysmal wage increases for Postdocs after 2023. AND their proposal still manages to be MORE EXPENSIVE and less predictable than ours." Red finger pointing left, with the text: "Swipe to see this impressive feat."
a 3-by-4 table with the following headings: "Postdoc Title," "Our compensation proposal," "UW's compensation proposal." On the first row of the table, the following text in each column: "Scholar," "2023: Increased to $65,508 on Jan 1, 2024: Increased to $72,000 on Jan 1." "2023: Increased to $65,508 on Jan 1, 2024: 1% increase (PDs fall below WA state minimum wage threshold & must start tracking hours). 2nd row of the table, text in each column: "Fellow," "2023: Increased to $65,508 on April 1 or reappointment date (soonest), 2024: Increased to $72,000 on Jan 1," "2023: Increased to $65,508 on reappointment. If 2023 reappt has passed, July 1. 2024: 1% increase (PDs fall below WA state minimum wage threshold & likely start tracking hours). 3rd row of the table, text: "Paid Direct," same text as second row with numbers replaced $57,000 and $64,000, "2023: $53,760. 2024: $54,840. Current UW policy prohibits supervisors from supplementing Paid Direct wages"
Blue square with white text: "Our proposal guarantees a higher minimum wage and provides predictability for Postdocs and for budgets by keeping us overtime exempt. Unless Admin expects us to (illegally) under-report hours, their proposal gets more expensive with just 2.5 hrs of overtime.
A bar graph titled "2024 UW Postdoc Wage Proposals." X axis reads: Weekly Overtime, and Y axis reads: 2024 annual wages (USD for 52 working weeks). The bar graph shows that UW Admin's proposals would actually cost more but if the overtime tracking is implemented.
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU)
@HigherEdLabor
TODAY at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET, w/ organizers from from coast to coast ✊ Join speakers & panelists from
@ruaaup
,
@UAW4121
,
@UMD_AAUP
,
@UnitedFacultyFL
,
@TUGSA_6290
and more to learn from & connect with each other! Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3jMwDnN
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU)
@HigherEdLabor
Tomorrow, Thursday 2/9 at 7:30pm ET join us for an online event: “Higher Ed Labor is Organizing: How you can join the movement” – register here: bit.ly/3jMwDnN
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@UAW4121
DM us or get in touch with our Housing Justice Working Group to get connected & involved with ongoing organizing against increasing privatization of university housing! 📧 housing-justice@uaw4121.org
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Real Change
@RealChangeNews
“We deserve better from an $8 billion, world-class institution that claims to care about its community.” UW community members are rallying against a proposal by university admin to privatize four of its residential properties. Read more from @GuyOron. realchangenews.org/news/2023/02/0
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UW Admin has been delaying and stalling for months – bargaining with “no end in sight” is unacceptable. The more we concretely build solidarity, connections, and community across our units, the more collective power we have to hold UW Admin accountable.
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Postdocs -- for the ballot , search your inbox for subject: “Strike Authorization Vote Ballot: UW Postdocs” OR reach out to us for the link by emailing uaw4121@uaw4121.org Spread the word and reach out for information on getting involved in organizing!
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Kyle Kubler
@Kyle_Kubler
During
@UAW4121
contract negotiations in 2018 uw brought in a financial consultant to tell us that real estate was a big money maker for them post 08. Now they’re just selling dear b/c they can no longer buy cheap
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Guy Oron
@GuyOron
Workers, residents and students who live in @UW owned housing are protesting against the university's plan to lease four properties to a private developer, which could result in the destruction of affordable housing and family dorms
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Guy Oron
@GuyOron
Workers, residents and students who live in
@UW
owned housing are protesting against the university's plan to lease four properties to a private developer, which could result in the destruction of affordable housing and family dorms
Photo of person speaking, with save my home sign
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