United Auto Workers – Academic Student Employees (ASEs)
Academic Student Employees (ASEs), which include research and teaching assistants, readers, graders, tutors, and others, are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4121.
Download a membership card for UAW Local 4121.
Current contract
The current contract between the UW and UAW-ASEs can be found here.
Negotiation updates
News and updates on the latest UW-UAW (ASEs) contract negotiations can be accessed on the ASEs Negotiation Updates page.
Policy update: ASE offers honored during COVID-19
Academic student employee appointments that have been offered and accepted must be honored. This includes research assistants (RAs), teaching assistants (TAs), and hourly ASEs.
Previous contracts
2021-2024 UAW contract with RCW 43.88.583 Summary (pdf)*
2018-2021 contract
2015-2018 contract
2012-2015 contract
2011-2012 contract
*This summary was drafted upon ratification, so please consult the current contract for the most up to date contract version.