The Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) has had a productive relationship with Chancellor Biddy Martin during her tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison though we disagreed with her vision for public education and the structure of the University. “Chancellor Martin has shown great leadership on this campus although her proposal for public authority status would have…
The people of Wisconsin are back in the streets today, rallying against the Walker agenda to kill collective bargaining in Wisconsin by sneaking a provision to do so into an already devastating budget proposal. “Walker is giving fat tax breaks to corporations and big businesses while attacking social services, accessible healthcare, affordable public education, including nearly…
Graduate students will gather at the Knapp House (130 E. Gilman St.) on Thursday, April 14, 2011 for a “Dues Collecting Party” from 5 to 8 p.m. to renew their membership in the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA). Gov. Walker’s budget repair bill mandates changes in the dues collection system for all public sector unions and…
At 4:00pm on Monday, April 4, 2011, students and members of three campus unions – Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA), AFSCME 171, and AFSCME 2412 – will be rallying in front of Bascom Hall. The rally will include speakers from the Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC), members of the award-winning spoken word performance group First Wave,…
Madison, WI — On Thursday, the Teaching Assistants’ Association Political Action Committee (TAA PAC) announced an endorsement of Representative Joe Parisi in his campaign to serve as the next Dane County Executive. Citing his proven track record of progressive advocacy standing up for working families, TAA PAC proudly called upon its members to cast a…
Madison, WI — On Thursday, the Teaching Assistants’ Association Political Action Committee (TAA PAC) announced an endorsement of JoAnne Kloppenburg in her campaign to serve on the State Supreme Court. Citing her merits as a principled, independent candidate to balance the Court, TAA PAC proudly called upon its members to cast a ballot on April…
At a meeting Sunday, March 20, 2011, the general membership of the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) approved a motion to oppose the New Badger Partnership. The TAA opposes the separation of UW-Madison from the UW System and the formation of the public authority model. The motion reads: The TAA opposes the New Badger Partnership, especially…
March 10, 2011 After the legislature’s surprise move yesterday to ram through the union-busting measures of the budget-repair bill, the TAA encouraged its members and others to stay in the Capitol building to continue having their voices heard. About 200 people remained in the building overnight to express their indignation at the Republicans’ move to…
March 3, 2011 For more than two weeks, protestors opposed to Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill have congregated peacefully and democratically in and around the Capitol. A judge’s decision today on a labor-led challenge that ordered the Department of Administration to let protesters into the building starting early next week is a victory for…
February 28, 2011 Today’s events at the Capitol building illustrate the lengths to which Governor Walker will go to silence the voices of Wisconsin citizens who are demanding respect for collective bargaining rights. Despite the administration’s previously announced commitment to adhere to normal business hours this week, officers have been instructed to severely limit public…
