Organize to Win

Vote May 2nd and 3rd in the
UAW 4811 triennial election

Register to vote: https://uaw2865.org/join/

Who are we?

Organize to Win is a group of UAW 4811 members (ASEs and SRs) at UC Davis who are committed to strengthening our union’s rank-and-file. We aim to empower the workers in our union to be actively involved in decision-making, fighting for our best interests, and holding those in positions of power accountable.

Our vision aligns with that of the Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) caucus, which last year won the historic election of Shawn Fain as President of UAW International. With this unprecedented shift in power at the highest levels in our parent union, we believe the time is right to go all in on a more democratic, accessible, and transparent union, in which the suggestions of every single member are taken seriously.

During the cross-unit UC-wide strike in Fall 2022, the rank-and-file grew as a community and built further solidarity, and we want to continue to nurture these relationships for the long-term struggles we face. Many of us were frustrated with the lack of transparency in bargaining and decision-making by union leadership during the strike, which is why we are running a slate of candidates for the upcoming vacancy election: to elect union leaders at Davis who serve in the best interests of the rank-and-file and are held accountable for their decisions.

We promise to advocate and fight for:

  1. Palestinian liberation and Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) of Israel

  2. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all to eliminate rent burden

  3. Complete abolition of Non-Resident Supplemental Tuition (NRST) for non-US citizen workers

  4. Access needs protections for workers with disabilities, better than the insufficient version in our current contract

  5. Cops off Campus at UC Davis

  6. Improved childcare compensation and parental leave policies

Group photo of our candidates smiling, taken in front of a clump of trees at the UCD campus. From left to right in the standing row: Nico, Pengfei, Vi, Michaela, and Josh. From left to right in the seated row: Clara, Joe, and Brooke.

Our candidates

We are running a slate of candidates for the positions of Unit Chair, Recording Secretary and Head Stewards at Davis during the upcoming triennial election of May 2-3. Vote for our Organize to Win (OTW) candidates to elect passionate leaders who will work for the rank-and-file and embrace accountability!

Statewide reform candidates (Reform UC-UAW)

In addition to our local Davis candidates, we endorse and are working closely with the reform candidates running for the statewide UAW 4811 executive board:

Raj Chaklashiya for President

Dylan Kupsh for ASE Chair

Yagmur Ali Coskun for Recording Secretary

Mary Jirmanus Saba for Financial Secretary

Voting instructions

  1. Check your inbox and spam folder for an email from “vote@simplyvoting.com”

  2. If you don’t have it fill out this ballot request form https://uc-uaw.jotform.com/240864367383162

Contact us to get involved!

Organize to Win (OTW) isn’t just about the upcoming vacancy election! We welcome anyone at UC Davis who is interested in working for a stronger, more democratic union, including those who wish to learn more about how that’s possible.

To connect with our community and be informed of upcoming events, hangouts, and workshops, please write to:

organizetowin.davis@gmail.com