by Jase Kaeberlein | Jan 22, 2026 | Bargaining Committee, ESE Bargaining, ESE News, OSE Bargaining, OSE News
Our 2026 bargaining survey is out! This survey is open to all student employees at Western Washington University, and will inform our initial demands (to be voted upon by the membership at the February MMM. Complete your survey here! If there’s anything else you’d...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Nov 21, 2025 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
On November 20th, 2025, two officers were sworn into the Executive Board of Western Academic Workers United. We are pleased to announce the uncontested election of Connor Haines, a Web Developer at the Center for Institutional Innovation, and Quinn Marston, a Student...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Oct 31, 2025 | Advocacy & Contract Enforcement
Hello! The ACE Committee has two upcoming orientation sessions this quarter, on November 8th and November 16th. The ACE team is responsible for empowering student workers to achieve the working conditions we deserve. We work directly with union members and university...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Sep 5, 2025 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
On August 15th, 2025, Western Academic Workers United’s Joint Organizing Committee voted in three Operational Student Employees to serve equally as unit leaders for the interim period before the OSE Unit could be formally represented by WAWU. The Joint OC...
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...
