On Nov. 1, the choice to form a union by a strong majority of 1,500 graduate and undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistants, as well as Tutors and Graders and others (collectively known as Academic Student Employees or ASEs) was confirmed by the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission. Final certification is expected next week. Their union, WSU-CASE/UAW (Coalition of Academic Student Employees), will be a new bargaining unit inclusive of ASEs across all campuses and extension centers of Washington State University. “This is a really momentous day. We filed for our union in May, and overcame hurdles to certification by ...
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