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.