News & Updates
2026-01 Monthly Membership Meeting Minutes
These minutes were furnished for publication by our Recording Secretary, Anika Erickson, on February 5th 2026. For questions, please contact eboard@wawu-union.org. 2026-01-22 MMM Meeting MinutesDownload
SHB1570 PASSES HOUSE APPROPRIATONS
Our OSE Collective Bargaining Bill has been passed by the Washington House of Representative's Appropriation Committee today, February 2nd! The bill is going to the House next for a floor vote, before it's passed over to the Senate Thank you to everyone who has helped...
2026 BARGAINING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
Nominations are open for the 2026 Bargaining Committee! Our 2026 Joint Bargaining Committee will be composed of 12 student employees. 6 ESEs will be appointed internally by the Executive Board and ratified by the Membership. 6 OSEs will be directly elected. To qualify...
HB 1570 APPROPRIATONS EXECUTIVE SESSION
Our OSE Collective Bargaining Bill (HB 1570) has been scheduled for executive session in the Appropriations Committee on Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 at 4:00 PM. You can watch the vote on our bill at the link below. Once our bill passes the Appropriations Committee, it'll be...
2026-01 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
These minutes were furnished for publication by our Recording Secretary, Anika Erickson, on January 22nd, 2026. For questions, please contact eboard@wawu-union.org. 2026-01-08 Eboard MinutesDownload
HB 1570 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING
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:
ADVOCACY & CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT TRAININGS [WINTER 2026]
Hello!The ACE team is responsible for empowering student workers to achieve the working conditions we deserve. We work directly with union members and university management to enforce the contract between WWU and WAWU, and we use legal and procedural tools to ensure...
2026 BARGAINING SURVEY OPENS!
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...
2025-10 EXECUTIVE BOARD VACANCY ELECTION RESULTS
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...
ADVOCACY & CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT TRAININGS [FALL 2025]
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...