Email Digest
We have voted to ratify our contract!!
January 26, 2024 As of 5pm today, WSU Academic Student Employees (ASEs) have overwhelmingly voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement as our first-ever union contract! With 99% voting YES (1,169 YES votes and 15 NO votes, amounting to approximately 68% voter turnout),...
Have you cast your ballot in the Ratification Vote?
January 22, 2024 ICYMI: On Wednesday January 17 we reached a Tentative Agreement on all contract articles! This agreement includes significant increases on wages, healthcare plan improvements, strong protections against harassment and discrimination, and so much...
Ratification Vote is now open!
January 19, 2024 After a whirlwind 11 months of bargaining and organizing done by ASEs across every department and every campus, we’ve finally reached a Tentative Agreement on all contract articles! This agreement is full of exciting wins and improvements, none of...
Tentative Agreement – the strike is over!
January 17, 2024 We have a Tentative Agreement! Our short strike has been successful and has come to a resolution! ASEs can come in out of the cold, resume work, and get ready to vote for contract ratification. Read on for details about the Tentative Agreement (TA)...
STRIKE at 7AM! / ASEs demand WSU stop intimidation tactics / Teamsters support!
January 17, 2024 We’re on strike TODAY! Sign up for your picket shifts here - participating in picketing (in-person or, if in-person is not possible, virtually) is how you can qualify for strike pay. Our strike is focused on achieving a fair first contract. Admin has...
Strike Pay; Supervisor Communications; Cold Prep
January 16, 2024 Our strike begins Wednesday, and momentum is building! These last ten months of bargaining for our first contract have shown the strength, resilience and above all solidarity of ASEs here at WSU. Our fight is about winning the living wages, fair...
Bargaining Update; Strike Preparation; Management Misinformation; and More!
January 14, 2024 We are just 5 days away from our January 17 strike - have you signed up for your picket shifts? Take a couple of minutes to do so right now! If you have already signed up, great job! Now, ask your fellow ASEs who have not! We want to send a clear...
Bargaining Update 01.10.2024 / STRIKE READINESS UPDATES!
January 11, 2023 On Wednesday, we had a full day of bargaining scheduled with WSU Admin - but they continued to stall and did not pass any proposals on Wages, Fees, or Leaves. ICYMI, we are less than 1 WEEK AWAY from our January 17 deadline to WSU Admin for a fair...
Bargaining Update 01.03.2024 / STRIKE READINESS UPDATES!
On Wednesday, we had a half day of bargaining with WSU Admin. ICYMI, we gave Admin a January 17th deadline to give us a fair contract. If they don’t meet that deadline we are going on strike. Click here to sign up for your shifts on the picket line today -...
Healthcare Negotiations Update 12.21.23
December 22, 2023 Yesterday, we had a short bargaining session that was intended to be focused on negotiating our health insurance plan. It was a frustrating day, to say the least, so let’s start off with some good news first: our list of items on the table are...