Yessenia wraps up her term as president with a look back on the 2023–24 year and where the UWSA is headed.
To celebrate October 10—"10/10 day”—we asked members to share what they appreciate about their colleagues, and received nearly 100 entries applauding the great work staff are doing across our campuses.
In particular, we heard about co-workers who create a positive and inclusive work environment, are understanding and supportive of others, who share their expertise to help others learn and grow, and are generous collaborators.
Here are just a handful of the 98 submissions:
Meet the candidates in the 2024 UWSA elections. There are two candidates for president and six for director, with four open seats on the board.
This month, Yessenia has updates on the UW career advisor position, the Strategic Talent & Performance Management Framework and the merit program, our elections, and some important upcoming events on campus this month.
The UWSA is seeking nominations for two important leadership roles: The president-elect and four directors to help lead the association for the next three years.
In May 2024, hundreds of staff and faculty signed an open letter calling for (among other things) the employee associations at Waterloo and Laurier to “disclose and divest all funds and investments from all companies complicit in Israeli apartheid, occupation, and genocide.”
This month, Yessenia has updates on new directors on the board, the Pay Cycles Working Group, Contract Staff Working Group, meeting with Vivek, salary discussions, and more.
In the summer of 2023, the Faculty Association and Staff Association teamed up to distribute more than 5,000 pride flag stickers to employees, with the hope that thousands of pride stickers displayed all over our four campuses would help send the message that all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community belong at Waterloo.
Here’s Yessenia’s report from the Area Representatives meeting on May 9.
Here’s Yessenia’s report from the Area Representatives meeting on April 18, covering salary discussions, T2200 forms, parking, and a first impression of our member survey results.