by Jase Kaeberlein | Jan 23, 2026 | Communications Committee, OSE Bargaining, OSE News
Our OSE Collective Bargaining Bill is being heard in the House Appropriations Committee on Jan 26th, 2026 at 4:oo PM! You can watch the hearing online here: HB 1570 Appropriations...
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 | 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 Jase Kaeberlein | May 1, 2025 | Election Results, ESE News
On May 1st, 2025, Western Academic Workers United’s membership elected the following department stewards: DepartmentNameContactCareer ServicesJack Bengstonbengstj2@wwu.eduEnglish Graduate TAsAnni Kamolakamolaa@wwu.eduHacherl Research and Writing StudioLeo...
by Kalea Wong | Mar 13, 2025 | News, Resolutions
WAWU-UAW Local 4929 represents 2,500 student employees. Every day we work to ensure that our students, our peers, and our communities have a clean, safe, and effective place to learn and grow. Our work, and the work of millions of academic workers across this country,...
