by Jase Kaeberlein | Oct 27, 2026 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
On November 5th, 2026, three officers were sworn into the Executive Board of Western Academic Workers United. We are pleased to announce the uncontested election of Jaycee Gonzalez, Arlo Urbigkit, and Jade McAdam as Head Stewards. These officers were sworn in at an...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Oct 26, 2026 | Advocacy & Contract Enforcement, News
After conducting an initial audit of longevity raise implementation for student workers at Western, we’ve found approximately 230 student workers who have been improperly denied their longevity raise, representing approximately 12% of our membership. We are...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Aug 25, 2026 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
On August 20th, 2026, two officers were sworn into the Executive Board of Western Academic Workers United. We are pleased to announce the uncontested election of Kaitlyn Minnote as Vice President and Aaliyah Rydahl as Head Steward! Kaitlyn and Aaliyah were sworn in at...
by Willow Heidt | May 30, 2026 | 2026 Bargaining Updates, Bargaining Committee, ESE Bargaining, ESE News, OSE Bargaining, OSE News
On Friday May 29th WAWU and WWU made incredible progress on a tentative agreement for all student workers on campus! The first of its kind in Washington State. So far we have had 10 bargaining sessions… and student workers have shown their strength, showing up on...
by Jase Kaeberlein | May 26, 2026 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
On May 21st, 2026, nine officers were sworn into the Executive Board of Western Academic Workers United. We are pleased to announce the election of Anika Erickson as President, receiving 62% of all votes cast in this election. Additionally, we are excited to welcome...
by Willow Heidt | May 12, 2026 | 2026 Bargaining Updates, Bargaining Committee, ESE Bargaining, ESE News, OSE Bargaining, OSE News
On Monday, our WAWU bargaining committee passed over 9 articles – tentatively agreeing on only two: Our travel article, as it currently stands; and a new Article – Reclassifications. Reclassifications will allow student workers to challenge their classification and...
