Email Digest

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 -...

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...

December 21, 2023 Preparations for our January 17, 2024 Strike are underway! To hit the ground running when the New Year begins we are convening a Strike Prep Meeting tomorrow, Friday December 22nd @ 2.30pm via Zoom here.  At this meeting we will set the agenda and...

December 20, 2023 Yesterday, we had a short (2-hour) last minute bargaining session where Admin made clear that they unfortunately had not put together a substantive response to our proposals to address economic insecurity for ASEs.  TL;DR: Admin spent significant...