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.
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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.
- Category: Higher Education
- Bargaining Unit Members: Approximately 1500 known as of February 1, 2024
- Biennium: Contract period 2024-2026 within 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 bienniums
- Agreement Status: Ratified
- Term: Article 39
- Budget Information: 2024 Supplemental Budget
- Base Compensation: Article 35.1, 35.3
- Overtime Pay: N/A
- Other Compensation: Assistantship – Pay based on position location Article 35.1.1 Assistantship -Education/Experience Article 35.1.2 Temporary/hourly Article 35.3
- Paid Leave: Articles 28, Article 30
- Cash Out: N/A Vacation and Sick leave (no cash out)
- Temporary Layoff: N/A
- Healthcare: Article 20, Appendix A
- Bargaining Units Covered: BU 23
- Supplemental Agreements: N/A
- Provisions to Allow Reopening: Article 1.3, Article 35.7, Appendix A3
Representatives
Union Representatives
WSU-CASE/UAW
PO Box #665
Pullman, WA 99163
Website: UAW4591.org
Email: contact@wsucase.org
- David Parsons – International Representative
- Alli Carlisle – UAW International/Region 6 Servicing Representative
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
- UAW Orientations: Attendance is encouraged but not required, per RCW 41.56.037
- University-wide Orientation – Coming Soon
- Intellectual Property Policy Summary
- Representation Notice for Covered ASEs (Updated 8/29/2024)
- Union Materials – Coming Soon
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