I join with my colleagues to improve our wages, our working conditions, and our profession. I authorize Working Wildcats/International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of Amerca to represent me in collective bargaining. This card and my signature can be used for a card check election and to certify, without a secret ballot election Working Wildcats/International Union, United Automombile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America as my exclusive bargaining representative. I understand I can revoke authorization to use my card for a card check election by contacting PERC. I understand that Central Student Employees will elect a bargaining committee of our colleagues to negotiate the contract and that no Central Student Employee will be asked to pay any dues or fees until contract terms have been democratically approved by Central Student Employees.

About signing a union authorization card

Working Wildcats-UAW is the collective union of all student employees at CWU. When a majority of a group of student employees signs union cards to authorize our representation by UAW, the Public Employee Relations Commission will count the cards and approve a petition to form a bargaining unit. Student employees can then begin bargaining with Central.

Bargaining a first contract has several steps:

• CWU student employees elect a bargaining committee made up of our peers;
• The bargaining committee conducts surveys of what student employees would like a contract to address;
• Based on surveys, the bargaining committee drafts initial bargaining proposals and seeks democratic approval from student employees;
• CWU student employees participate with the bargaining committee in the contract campaign;
• CWU student employees decide what to bargain for and what the terms of the contract are, including dues and fees as well as salaries, workplace rights, and benefits;
• Once a collective bargaining agreement has been negotiated, all Central student employees can vote to approve or reject the agreement to decide if it goes into effect (or if the bargaining committee must continue to bargain a better contract).

No one will be asked to pay any dues or fees until the collective bargaining agreement has been approved by a vote of Central Student Employees. In the UAW, dues for members are 1.44% of gross income.

If you have questions or want to get more involved, email: organizing@workingwildcats.org, and check out www.workingwildcats.org for more information.