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Executive Board Meeting – May 24, 2013

UAW 4121 — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:10:50 +0000

Our next monthly Executive Board meeting will held on Friday,May 24, 2013 at 9:30 AM in the UAW Local 4121 Office.

Phone Bank for Comprehensive Immigration Reform 5/23 at 5:45 PM

UAW 4121 — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:47 +0000

Abajo en español We’re making phone calls to tell congress: the time is now for fair and just immigration reform NOW! Thursday, May 23 5:45PM – 8PM UFCW Local 21, 5030 1st Ave S, Seattle 98134 74% of voters support a road to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans, but it’s up to [Read More...]

UAW Local 4121 Election Results 05/13/13

UAW 4121 — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:13:01 +0000

Dear Members, We’re writing with an update on the Local 4121 election now that the period for accepting nominations has closed. Since the following positions were uncontested, the following candidates are automatically elected: President David Parsons Financial Secretary Toni Ferro Recording Secretary Dylan Mayer Trustee Levi Cheng Megan Karalus Miaoyu Yang Sergeant-At-Arms Bradley Dickerson Guide Phil Harding Steward [Read More...]

Fund Public Transportation

UAW 4121 — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:44:08 +0000

The legislature still has not closed the multiple (and regressive) tax exemptions that could help fund core public services, including higher education, health care, and basic public safety programs. In addition this could result in a 17% cut to King County Metro’s bus service. The loss of bus service would be devastating to hundreds of thousands [Read More...]

Support Childcare Workers on Campus

UAW 4121 — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:43:42 +0000

Sign the Petition to President Young Last week, teachers from the UW Children’s Center at Radford Court, and from Pacific First Montessori, announced that a majority of them had signed cards to form a union with SEIU 925. A delegation of parents, teachers, and 925 members went to the headquarters of Haggard Nelson Childcare Resources [Read More...]

Membership Meeting – 5/23/2013

UAW 4121 — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:26:43 +0000

Our May regular membership meeting will take place on Thursday, May 23rd,at 3:00 p.m. in Mueller 154. We’ll continue to discuss efforts by members to enforce our collective bargaining agreement (issues with tuition/fee waivers and reimbursements, health and safety issues, ASEs employed in the Law School, and more) and will also provide updates about how members [Read More...]

UAW Local 4121 Elections: Get Involved!

UAW 4121 — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:12:58 +0000

In May we will be holding an election for executive board and vacant steward positions for our Local union. The deadline to accept nomination is May 13, voting will take place on May 28-29. Please see the information below and contact the election committee at uaw4121@uaw4121.org if you have any questions. Positions All UAW Local 4121 members in good standing continuously for one [Read More...]

Happy May Day

UAW 4121 — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:19:49 +0000

Today, along with the rest of the labor community, we are participating in the 13th Annual May Day March for Workers and Immigrant Rights in support of comprehensive immigration reform. The march starts at Judkins Park in Seattle at 1pm.

A New Budget That Protects Higher Ed, Raises Revenue

UAW 4121 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:27:33 +0000

In the aftermath of the massive cuts to higher ed funding that resulted from the "Sequester" in March 2013, Congress is considering competing versions of a budget for next year. Please email your Senators and Representative, urging them to advocate for [Read More...]

Take Action TODAY to Save Bus Service

UAW 4121 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:26:21 +0000

King County Metro will have to cut bus service by 17% next year unless the legislature provides new funding tools. Thanks to emails from UW students and others, transportation bills have been amended to include transit funding options. However, time is growing short to get these measures passed – the regular legislative session ends [Read More...]