ACADEMIC STUDENT EMPLOYEE

2025 BARGAINING

UPDATE: ASE CONTRACT EXTENSION

UAW 4811 ASE members voted to extend our current contract from May 31st, 2025 until December 31st, 2025. Highlights of the agreement include:

In October 2025, ASEs will receive a 4% wage increase (greater than the current rate of inflation)
All campuses will begin a transitional funding pilot program that ASEs can fight to expand through bargaining
Our contract will expire during the academic year, instead of over the summer when many ASEs are not working
There will be additional time to resolve major outstanding contract violations and legal disputes prior to bargaining
Bargaining will begin no later than July 2025, giving ASEs at least six months to negotiate before the December 31, 2025 expiration
ASEs can spend Spring and Fall 2025 building power to win the strongest possible contract

You can read the complete Agreement here.

2024 ASE Bargaining Convention

Last fall, elected delegates from every UC campus met for the first-ever UAW 4811 Academic Student Employee (ASE) Bargaining Convention!

Over the course of two days, ASEs debated and discussed ASEs’ shared priorities for our contract campaign, ultimately voting on and developing a bargaining platform before bargaining with the UC begins this summer.

BARGAINING SURVEY IS HERE!

As members of a large, democratic union, workers collectively set campaign priorities via the bargaining survey. If you are an Academic Student Employee member, (TA, GSR, Reader, Tutor) you are encouraged to fill out the survey and let your voice be heard.

Take the Survey!

BARGAINING 101

Want to learn more about the collective bargaining process? Click below for an FAQ and glossary of terms.

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Join the Contract Action Team (CAT)!

It takes all 36,000 Academic Student Employees (ASEs) working together to win a contract we deserve. In every department, lab, cohort, building, and teaching team, ASEs need to come together to shape our bargaining priorities and take action to improve our workplace rights. In order to build the mass, supermajority participation we need, ASEs across the UC system are joining the Contract Action Team (CAT) to make sure their coworkers stay informed and ready to win a strong contract!