WSU/UAW-ASE

The United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 4121 (UAW), have been chosen as union representative by a selection of Academic Student Employees (ASEs) at Washington State University (WSU). WSU and the UAW have negotiated an initial Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contract) that covers the Academic Student Employees within the Bargaining Unit.

Bargaining Units

Bargaining Unit 23 – Academic Student Employees

All employees enrolled in academic programs and employed by the Washington State University in the following classifications: Graduate Teaching Assistant; Graduate Staff Assistant; Graduate Project Assistant; Graduate Veterinary Assistant; Graduate Research Assistant, and any other student employees whose duties and responsibilities are substantially equivalent to those employees in the described positions; excluding students who have incidental or no service expectancy imposed upon them by the employer, casual employees, confidential employees, supervisors, employees covered under chapter 41.76 RCW, employees included in any other bargaining unit, and all other employees.

Summary of Agreement

This summary is provided by the Employer in accordance with RCW 43.88.583. Please note that this is a summary only, and is not intended to be a substitute for reviewing the complete contract.

Representatives

Union Representatives

WSU-CASE/UAW
PO Box #665
Pullman, WA 99163

Website: UAW4591.org
Email: contact@wsucase.org

Stewards/Representatives

Bargaining Unit 23 – Academic Student Employees

Executive Board:
  • Chloe Leach, President
  • Megan McGraw, Vice President
  • Cameron Coyle, Recording Secretary
  • Summer Lockhart, Financial Secretary
  • Ashlynn Main, Sergeant-at-Arms
  • Pat Mahoney, Guide
  • Daniel Wu, Head Trustee
  • Gavin Doyle, Trustee
  • Giorgio Casini, Trustee
  • Chelsea Kopp, Trustee
Contract Enforcement Committee:
  • Gavin Doyle
  • Mason Hoskins
  • Andre Diehl
  • Ninh Khuu
  • Sierra Forler
  • Alex Messick
  • McKinley Nevins
Stewards:
  • CAHNRS Steward 1: Gabriel Monteiro Mendes
    • Jurisdiction: School of Economics Science and Apparel Merchandise Design and Text
  • CAHNRS Steward 5: Hawthorne Clement
    • Jurisdiction: Animal Sciences and Food Science
  • CAS Steward 1: Madeline Fodor
    • Jurisdiction: Human Development, Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • CAS Steward 3: Pavan Chawhan
    • Jurisdiction: Institute for Shock Physics, Physics and Astronomy
  • CAS Steward 6: McKinley Nevins
    • Jurisdiction: School of Biological Sciences and School of the Environment
  • CAS Steward 9: Francis Woodward
    • Jurisdiction: English
  • CAS Steward 12: Natalie Yaw
    • Jurisdiction: Chemistry
  • CAS Steward 13: Daniel Wu
    • Jurisdiction: Chemistry
  • Communications Steward 1 Andrew Sutherland
    • Jurisdiction: Communications
  • Engineering Steward 2: Sowmith Kunapaneni
    • Jurisdiction: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Vancouver Steward 1: Josh Stanz
    • Jurisdiction: Humanities and Engineering
  • Vet Med Steward 1: Siena Glenn
    • Jurisdiction: Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health, and Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
  • Vet Med Steward 4: Megan McGraw
    • Jurisdiction: Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
  • Head Steward: Natalie Yaw

General Contact: contact@uaw4591.org

Employee Information

Job Opportunities

Other Resources

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Labor Relations Questions?

WSU is here to help you make informed decisions.

  • For general collective bargaining and labor relations questions, email the team at hrs.labor@wsu.edu
  • If you are a represented employee and you have questions about your specific bargaining agreement, contact your union representative