WSU and UAW Contract Ratified for Academic Student Employees

See Collective Bargaining Agreement for details. WSU and the UAW are partnering on implementation actions.

Washington State University (WSU) is currently in contract negotiations with the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 4121 (UAW) to establish an initial Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contract) that will cover the Academic Student Employees. UAW may decide to engage in job actions in the coming weeks to apply pressure at the bargaining table.

Possible Job Actions include but are not limited to:

  • Picketing
  • Sick-out (i.e. organized absence from work by workers on the same day(s) on the pretext of sickness)
  • Sit-in (i.e. group of people occupy a place as a form of protest)
  • Strike/Walk-out/Work stoppage
  • Work-in (i.e. group of people occupy a place as a form of protest while continuing to work)
  • Work slowdown (i.e. workers deliberately reduce productivity)
  • Unauthorized leave


For further information, contact WSU Labor Relations at hrs.labor@wsu.edu  or 509-335-4521.