Announcements
WSU Board of Governors Honors Charlie Parrish
Former AAUP-AFT Local 6075 President Charlie Parrish recognized at the December 7 Board of Governors meeting.
Holiday Party!
All union members are invited to the annual WAU holiday party at Shield’s! Hosted by the ASSC. RSVP here.
December General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, December 12
Snacks 3:30 pm / Meet 4–5 pm
Student Center Room 285
Recognizing Dr. Barbara Jones
After 20 years of service as Contract Implementation Officer for Academic Staff, our dear colleague Dr. Barbara Jones will be stepping down from her role.
Faculty Recognition Event
Let’s celebrate faculty who received promotion in 2023. RSVP here.
Academic Staff: Raise Your Voice! Next Union Contract
All academic staff are invited to participate in the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) Raise Your Voice! Next Union Contract Virtual Discussion on Wednesday November 15, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on Zoom! RSVP LINK
WAU Bargaining Retreat RSVP
All WAU members are invited to participate in a Bargaining Retreat to shape priorities for the 2024 negotiations. It’s time to join together to set our priorities and plan our strategy to WIN the contract we NEED!
Saturday, November 11
10 am – 2 pm
Student Center, Hilberry A/B
Bargaining Update #4
Amazing! We are in awe — the bargaining survey, completed on October 25, resulted in a 62% response rate from our members. This is a phenomenal return by any standards. Thank you to everyone who participated, especially to all of you who shared your concerns in the hundreds of open-ended comments. We continue to sift through the vast amount of data and all your input. This information will help us negotiate a better contract for all our members. We continue to have departmental meetings to directly hear your concerns and help formulate our strategy for the negotiations ahead.
Donate to the Gayle L. McCreedy Memorial Scholarship in History
A scholarship has been set up to honor academic advisor Gayle McCreedy, who passed away on September 23, for all her years of service to the History department and to her students. A donation in Gayle’s memory can be made here.
Congratulations to Academic Staff Promoted in 2023
ASSC hosted a luncheon to celebrate all academic staff who received promotion, and to acknowledge the work of the Academic Staff mentors and mentees.
Extended: Donation Drive to Support Blue Cross Blue Shield Workers on Strike
Donate toiletries, cleaning supplies, or dried goods for UAW workers on strike at Blue Cross Blue Shield!
WAU Kostume Karaoke
Thursday, October 26 at 6 pm
Shields, 5057 Woodward
Karaoke with the union! Costumes encouraged.
RSVP: office@waunion.org
ASSC Presents: Academic Staff Recognition and Luncheon
Academic Staff are invited to participate in the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) Academic Staff Recognition and Luncheon on Wednesday October 25, from 12:00p – 1:30p in the Community Room of the Undergraduate Library.
Bargaining Survey Closes October 25
The WAU member bargaining survey will remain open until Monday, October 25. You should have an email from Survey Monkey in your inbox. Email office@waunion.org if you cannot find it. Complete it now, and encourage your colleagues fill it out too.
Fall General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, October 11
12–1 pm
Student Center, Hilberry E/F
Come to our fall General Membership Meeting. Open to all WAU members. There will be pizza at 11:30 am. Help shape 2024 collective bargaining.
Bargaining Update #3
All WAU members should be receiving the Bargaining Survey today. Please look for an email from Survey Monkey, which will contain a unique link for you to access the Survey. The survey will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. You can only complete the survey once, but you do not have to complete it in one sitting: you may pause and restart where you left off by clicking on your link again. You will have until noon on Monday October 23rd to complete the survey.