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2026 Initial Bargaining Demands

Wages and Compensation Raise each job classification’s minimum wage and stipend rate yearly to keep pace with Bellingham’s rising cost of living and decades of inflation. Pay employees accurately...
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2026-08 Executive Board Vacancy Election Nominations

Hi Folks! Nominations for our Executive Board vacancy election will open on August 1st! If you have been waiting for the right moment to get involved in our  union, now is your chance! Local...
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Progress has been made!

On Friday May 29th WAWU and WWU made incredible progress on a tentative agreement for all student workers on campus! The first of its kind in Washington State. So far we have had 10 bargaining...
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Bargaining Update: Only 4 sessions left…

On Monday, our WAWU bargaining committee passed over 9 articles – tentatively agreeing on only two: Our travel article, as it currently stands; and a new Article – Reclassifications....
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Bargaining Update! Monday May 4th 2026

By Monday May 4th 2026, WAWU and WWU administration had met four times... nearly five... Five if it weren't for a surprise cancellation on our bargaining team just after 8AM day of.Here's a...
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2026-05 Executive Board Vacancy Election Voting

Voting has opened for our 2026-05 Executive Board Vacancy Election! All members in good standing are eligible to vote, and can do so here: https://forms.gle/c8mBBosGVQHWnh997Candidate statements...
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2026-05 Executive Board Vacancy Election Candidates

The 2026-05 Vacancy Election Nominations opened on 2026-04-16 and closed at midnight on 2026-04-25. Details can be found on the election announcement post. President Anika Erickson Tutor at Hacherl...
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2026-05 Executive Board Vacancy Election Nominations

Nominations for the WAWU Executive Board opened today! If you’re a student employee — ESE or OSE — who wants to help run the union, now is a great chance to get involved. There are a variety of...
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It’s official! OSEs are CERTIFIED! 

On April 15th 2026, Operational Student Employees (OSEs) at Western Washington University received official certification from the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission! With more...
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AFTER MULTI-YEAR FIGHT FOR UNION RIGHTS, UNION OF WWU OPERATIONAL STUDENT EMPLOYEES IS CERTIFIED 

OSEs worked to pass legislation that codified their choice to form a union Bellingham, WA – On April 15, the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) certified the union for...
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Bargaining Update: Session #2

What happened at the table? Yesterday WAWU sat down with WWU for the second session of bargaining. WAWU applied pressure, passing another 6 contract articles across the table for western to...
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