by Jen Acker | Apr 16, 2026 | OSE Bargaining, OSE News, Press Releases
OSEs worked to pass legislation that codified their choice to form a union Bellingham, WA – On April 15, the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) certified the union for Western Washington University’s 1,100 Operational Student Employees...
by Jen Acker | May 15, 2025 | OSE Bargaining
From: Liz Parkes Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 1:18 PMSubject: Re: Follow up on WAWU’s meeting Dear Ms. Bowles: Thank you for your email. To clarify, during our meeting with operational students on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the university made it clear that we...
by Jen Acker | May 15, 2025 | OSE Bargaining
Update on our union Many of you received an email from Joyce Lopes regarding the Operational Student Employee’s ongoing union recognition campaign. In it she correctly states that we have voted to authorize a work stoppage, but incorrectly states that the...
by Jen Acker | May 15, 2025 | OSE Bargaining
From: VPBFA Office Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 3:00:26 PMCc: VPBFA Office; WWU Employees BCCSubject: Update on Operational Student Employees and Collective Bargaining Developments Dear University Community, With all that is going on this term, we want to keep you...
