News & Updates
ESE Bargaining Session #3 Updates
Yesterday we went back to the bargaining table for our third round of negotiations with WWU admin. Over the course of the afternoon, we Tentatively Agreed to two articles and proposed four new ones. Check out the full text in our Bargaining Hub later today! Here are...
ESE Bargaining Session #2 Updates
Yesterday afternoon, we went back to the bargaining table with WWU admin. We headed in with a lot of momentum and we’re quickly working our way through the early articles of our contract. Over the course of four hours, we exchanged a total of twelve articles — eight...
ESE Bargaining Session #1 Updates
Yesterday afternoon, we started negotiating our first ever contract with WWU admin. The 10 of us elected Bargaining Committee members and almost 20 other Educational Student Employees from across campus showed up to the Old Main Solarium, where we sat across the table...
ESE BC Election Updates, Tuesday Sept 19th
Last night, nominations for the Bargaining Committee closed. The results of the nomination period are shown below. 4 candidates were elected by acclamation (they were not contested), and 1 seat will be decided via election later this week. The following 4 positions...
Meet Your ESE Bargaining Committee Candidates
I want to be part of the conversation as I’ve been a research assistant for 5 years at western. I also am I communication major so I know how to communicate effectively our demands. Hello! My name is Paige and I'm running for the research assistant (RA) bargaining...
2023-09 We’re holding a vacancy election!
Bargaining Committee Elections Announcement Nominations for the WAWU Bargaining Committee are now open. Accept your nomination (here) before the deadline on Monday, Sept 18th! Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) will soon start bargaining with the WWU...
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