The Union of ALL Student Employees at WWU

Current Campaigns:

Strike Authorization Vote

Educational Student Employees

We have been negotiating with Western Administrators since September, 2023. WWU Admin continue to delay making movement towards us on our top priorities. We will be taking a Strike Authorization Vote on May 6th-9th to show WWU that we will not accept “no” as their solution to the real problems ESEs are facing.

Strike Authorization Vote Pledge

Voluntary Recognition Campaign

Operational Student Employees

We filed for recognition with a majority of Authorization Card signatures in December, 2023. Without a labor contract, our jobs are disproportionally vulnerable to budget cuts at WWU. Western Administrators have refused to voluntarily recognize us and meet us at the negotiation table, but we will not stop demanding the recognition we need.

Demand Voluntary Recognition

Fully Fund Western Campaign

WWU’s Unionized Workers

WWU plays a critical role in the education and research that benefits the state of Washington. It’s unacceptable that our institution continues to be underfunded, when we give so much back to our community and our state. As a unified body, the unionized workers at Western (WFSE, PSE, WAWU, UFWWU, SEIU), call on the state legislature to provide WWU with adequate funding.

Fully Funded Western Petition

ALL Student Employees need:

Higher education is the great social equalizer.  As the cost of rent and university enrollment skyrockets in Bellingham, Western Administrators can and must meet educational and operational student employees at the bargaining table to face the challenge of making WWU accessible to students with diverse and underrepresented socio-economic backgrounds together.

Upcoming Direct Action

STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE

SAV FAQs

Western says they care about working students, but they have made it clear that" making higher education accessible to all" is a slogan, not a priority.

Next Bargaining Session

Monday, April 29th

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Open to ALL Student Employees

11 AM – 5 PM

SOLARIUM (OLD MAIN 590)

Come to Bargaining!

OSE Authorization Cards

Until WWU volutarily reconizes us, we will continue to strengthen our majority of Operational Student Employees who want to form our union. Download and fill out an Authorization Card!

DEMANDING VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION

Why not US?

OSEs are facing urgent workplace issues and are some of the only employees at WWU not protected by a labor contract! We provide essential labor to WWU and need the opportunity to democratically determine our working conditions. Sign/share our recognition letter, to show WWU that our fellow coworkers, students, friends, and even staff/faculty support our demand!

Sign our Letter

Days without Voluntary Recognition

OSE Filing Date: 12/13/2024

Expand the Pi(e) Day Rally:

A collaboration with ALL the unionized workers of Western to fully fund WWU 

 WWU plays a critical role in the education and research that benefits the state of Washington. It’s unacceptable that our institution continues to be underfunded, when we give so much back to our community and our state. As a unified body of all 5,000 unionized workers at Western (WFSE, PSE, WAWU, UFWWU, SEIU), we are calling on the state legislature to provide Western with the funding  it deserves. 

Hundreds of WWU Workers filled red square on Pi Day (3/14) to show Western that we want to work with them to expand the pie. Add your name to the petition to ensure that WWU gets adequate funding from the state 

Western works because WE DO. Let’s work together and take away any excuses that the pie just isn’t big enough for all of us.

Sign our Petition for a Fully Funded Western!

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