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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

WSU-CASE protesting for better healthcare coverage in the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU-CASE ratifies its first contract

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor January 30, 2024

WSU-CASE has ratified its first union contract, which raises the minimum salary for a typical PhD candidate working in Pullman by 49% over the next two and a half years. The tentative agreement reached...

WSU-CASE protesting for better healthcare coverage on Jan. 17, 2024, just over a week after WSUs offer

WSU offers $15.7 million wage increase for academic student employees

MUSFIRAH KHAN, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2024

Academic student employees on assistantships across all WSU campuses will see a minimum salary increase of 5% under a new proposal offered by WSU as academic student employees began striking Wednesday...

Members of WSU-CASE gathered outside Martin Stadium Wednesday morning, eventually getting a meeting with WSU administration

WSU-CASE goes on strike Wednesday

TATE YOUNG, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2024

WSU’s Coalition of Academic Student Employees went on strike Wednesday for a total of three hours before reaching an agreement with the administration about terms for their union contract.  Picketers...

Members of WSU-CASE marching to the French Admin Building during a direct action on Dec. 8.

WSU-CASE aims to negotiate contract by Dec. 15

GRACE HARVEY, Evergreen reporter December 13, 2023

Following direct action taken on Dec. 6 by WSU academic student employees, WSU-CASE and WSU’s administrative bargaining team have moved forward with efforts to ratify a fair contract by Dec. 15. WSU-CASE's...

Members of the direct action gathering outside the budget directors office in the French Admin Building

WSU-CASE holds work-in focused on earning livable wages

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor December 9, 2023

The Coalition of Academic Student Employees held a “work-in” inside the French Admin building from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday. Members of WSU-CASE gathered at GESA stadium Gate E in preparation...

1,161 out of 1,800 eligible voters supported the authorization to strike if necessary

WSU ASEs vote to authorize a strike

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor November 9, 2023

A majority of Academic Student Employees at WSU voted to authorize WSU-CASE's bargaining team to call a strike if deemed necessary. According to a previous Evergreen article, the vote was held from...

WSU-CASEs strike authorization vote began on Oct. 30 and will conclude Nov. 6.

WSU-CASE undergoing strike authorization vote

GRACE HARVEY, Evergreen reporter November 2, 2023

The Coalition of Academic Student Employees is undergoing a strike authorization vote and filed a health insurance-related unfair labor practice complaint. The vote follows months of bargaining between...

Students rallying at Terrell Mall in support of CASE on Sept. 27. 

Student employee union files unfair labor lawsuit against WSU

SICALY SORRELL, Evergreen reporter October 5, 2023

WSU's Coalition of Academic Student Employees has filed an unfair labor lawsuit against WSU. CASE is a student union that consists of WSU Academic Student Employees which includes graduate students,...

WSU CASE are currently negotiating their first contract.

WSU student union negotiates anti-discrimination policies with management

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor April 27, 2023

WSU Coalition of Academic Student Employees, the recently formed Academic Student Employee union, is currently negotiating with WSU management to change anti-discrimination and harassment policies, specifically...

Academic student employees rally at WSU Pullman, preparing to file their petition to unionize, May 4.

Academic student employees achieve unionization

FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor November 10, 2022

Academic student employees officially unionized Wednesday, following six months of rallies, healthcare issues and delay tactics. “I feel like there’s been some pushback about a union [from the administration]...

WSU CASE members hold a rally along Terrell Mall, Sep. 14.

Academic student employees make progress in unionization efforts

FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor September 29, 2022

Academic student employees are one step closer to unionizing and securing higher wages, better healthcare and protection from discriminatory environments.  WSU Coalition for Academic Student Employees...

Academic student employees march toward WSU Pullmans French Administration Building to present their petition to the administration at a rally, May 4.

WSU stalls unionization for student employees

FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor August 1, 2022

Nearly three months after academic student employees filed a petition to unionize, WSU is stalling their progress and questioning research assistants' role in the bargaining unit.  “The longer they...

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