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,...
by Jase Kaeberlein | Nov 19, 2024 | Election Results, Elections Committee, ESE News
The Executive Board vacancy election nominations period has concluded with Jules Robichaux and Eddie Church having accepted their nominations for Recording Secretary and a Trustee position. As they are running unopposed, there will not be a vacancy election to vote...
by WAWU | Nov 16, 2024 | OSE News
During the 2024 Legislative Session, OSEs submitted a bill that defines bargaining rights for Student Workers at all Washington Regional Universities. Despite widespread support from student employees and Western itself, the bill unfortunately did not get passed. Read...
