The UW’s Union of Academic Student Employees (ASEs) and Postdocs (UAW Local 4121) has been negotiating with university administration officials for nearly two months as they aim for higher wages and better health coverage.
The union has more than 6,000 members across all three UW campuses, made up of “RAs, TAs, Tutors, Graders, Trainees and Fellows,” according to the union’s website. The website also lists social impact, equity, and working conditions as the three core principles of the union’s work.