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Open Letter to the WWU Community
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2024 ESE Strike Authorization Vote
EDUCATIONAL STUDENT EMPLOYEES AT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR FIRST CONTRACT We are 1,100 undergraduate and graduate students working as Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Tutors, Reader/Graders, Peer Advisors and more at Western...
Strike FAQ – 2024
We set a Strike Deadline for TUESDAY, MAY 21st at 5am If WWU Admin don't come to the table with fair proposals before then, ESEs won't go to work.ESEs have been hard at work trying to reach a fair agreement with WWU Administrators since the start September 2023. We...
ESE Bargaining Session #18 and #19 Updates
If you have been reading our bargaining updates over the past couple of weeks, you’ll know that we are holding a Strike Authorization Vote (SAV) in two weeks on May 6-9th - but you may be wondering why our bargaining has come to this point. For too long, educational...
ESE Bargaining Session #17 Updates
Last week we had our 17th bargaining session! While we continue to make progress with WWU admin, it’s clear that they see us differently than other employees on campus. In response to our proposal of paid vacation time for hourly workers, WWU admin rejected the...
2024 ESE Strike FAQ
We set a Strike Deadline for TUESDAY, MAY 21st at 5am If WWU Admin don't come to the table with fair proposals before then, ESEs won't go to work.ESEs have been hard at work trying to reach a fair agreement with WWU Administrators since the start September 2023. We...
ESE Bargaining Session #16 Updates
We hope that your spring break was restful and that you’re heading into this new quarter rejuvenated and ready to stand together to fight for our first contract as Western Academic Workers United (WAWU-UAW)! We had our sixteenth bargaining session with WWU Admin...
ESE Bargaining Session #14 Updates
TLDR: Add your name to our petition and add your voice to our rally to show Western that we are committed to finding a solution where our reality doesn’t mean student workers have to drop out of school. As winter quarter is winding down, bargaining negotiations for...
ESE Bargaining Session #13 Updates
TLDR: RSVP to come to our Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) Monthly Membership Meeting (3/12) to get updates and learn more about what’s been going on! Also, if you haven’t yet, sign our “Fully Fund Western” petition!! This week in bargaining between our union’s...
ESE Bargaining Session #12 Updates
TLDR: Add your name to our “Fully Fund Western” petition RIGHT NOW to show the university that we are committed to working together to save our educational and working experiences from budget cuts. We had another day of bargaining yesterday, where we brought...