The Coalition of Alaskan University Staff for Equity (CAUSE) is a collection of University of Alaska staff forming a union for all staff across the UA system. As staff, recognized the need to form a staff union that advocates for all of us. Our work sustains this institution. We are joining academic workers across the U.S. who are seeking to secure a better future through collective bargaining as part of the UAW. Through a strong union, we can negotiate meaningful improvements to our salary, benefits, working conditions, and more. We are CAUSE-UAW!

Without collective bargaining, we have experienced stagnant salaries, increasing workloads, vanishing benefits, threats to job security, and a lack of transparency in administrative policies. If our benefits and working conditions are secured in a collective bargaining agreement, UA cannot change the terms of our employment without our consent. As employees across UA, we are forming a union in order to improve our working conditions and to make the university a more equitable and accessible institution for all staff.