Video: Protests, Week 1
Week in Review (by Shahin Izadi)
Week in Review (by Shahin Izadi)
The decision by the steering committee of PROFS, a membership organization of UW faculty, to march on the Capitol tomorrow in support of the TAA’s ongoing occupation of the Capitol, is a critical turning point in our efforts to stop …
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For Immediate Release Feb. 20, 2011 Membership of the Teaching Assistants’ Association voted today to call for another “teach-out” on Tuesday, to protest the reconvening of the State Assembly and Governor Scott Walker’s planned statement about his budget. The Assembly …
For Immediate Release February 19, 2011 We appreciate the work the university administration is doing to update students on the budget situation. We at the Teaching Assistants’ Association would like to correct some misrepresentations in those updates. Tuition remission is …
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The Teaching Assistants’ Association and the Labor Movement in general would like to thank the following local businesses who have donated food and supplies to the sit in/sleep in at the Capitol. Please remember their support and patronize these businesses: …
* It’s about rights, not money: Government Walker’s new proposal to overhaul collective bargaining misses the mark on solving Wisconsin’s budget problems. The right to negotiate both wages and benefits through a union is a fundamental underpinning of the middle …
For Immediate Release Contact: Alex Hanna, 765-404-6996 Kevin Gibbons, 813-466-0952 Governor Scott Walker’s contention that his budget repair bill is about balancing the budget, and that concessions demanded from state workers are “modest,” is blatantly untrue. We demand that he …
Dear Chancellor Martin: The Teaching Assistants’ Association requests that you cancel classes and all nonessential university activity on Friday, February 18 in order to stand in solidarity with striking public employees across the state. The members of the University of …