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…
February 27, 2011 The citizens of Wisconsin have forced democratic debate to continue over the budget repair bill by convincing officials to let people remain in the Capitol tonight. Earlier today thousands of members of faith communities, private-sector unions and the UW campus community stood up for democracy and workers’ rights by staying in the…
February 27, 2011 As opposition to the union-busting budget repair bill continues to grow, a decision by the state to close the Capitol today signals that the voices of the people of Wisconsin are once again falling on deaf ears. In response, members of faith communities, private-sector unions and the UW campus community are standing…
Feb. 25, 2011 The Department of Administration announced that the Capitol will close at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, after 13 days of demonstrators being in the building. The closure of the Capitol sends the wrong signal about democratic participation and open government. This move goes against a longstanding Wisconsin tradition of keeping the state Capitol…
For immediate release Feb. 25, 2011 Contact TAA Co-Presidents: Alex Hanna, 765-404-6996 Kevin Gibbons, 813-466-0952 Assembly vote blow to democracy, protestors carry on over weekend Around 1 a.m. on Friday the Republican leadership interrupted the longest filibuster in the history of the State of Wisconsin and voted to pass the budget repair bill with 25…
