On behalf of your graduate student union, welcome back to campus (and hopefully to warmer weather ahead!). We are thrilled to have opened this semester with news of a 8.99% pay increase for Teaching Assistants next year. Your colleagues worked …
The February 6th Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) meeting was fiery and eventful. We are still working toward a mutual solution regarding the number of days graduate assistants have to file a grievance. Administrators are advocating for 30 days …
February 6, 2019 Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) Update READ MORE >>
The Political Education Committee (PEC) met on Thursday to discuss the upcoming primary election for Madison’s Mayor on February 19, 2019. PEC members discussed building on the success of our midterm canvassing and voter turnout efforts by endorsing a candidate in …
January 31, 2019 Political Education Committee (PEC) Update: Mayoral Race Endorsements READ MORE >>
Last Sunday, over 200 Madison educators and community members gathered at Edgewood College to learn from Jesse Hagopian, public school teacher in Seattle and co-founder of the National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, for a talk titled …
January 27, 2019 National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action: Jesse Hagopian READ MORE >>
Thank you to all the graduate students and members of the TAA who turned out to the Title IX comment writing parties this week. Together we contributed to the 70,000+ comments that the DeVos-run Department of Education must address before …
Stewards’ Council met on January 17th to share strategies for improving our departments and to discuss our organizing plans for the coming semester. We want to continue working toward receiving better pay, covering mandatory fees, and rescinding international student fees. …
The Anti-Foxconn Caucus met to strategize around upcoming events concerning Foxconn’s presence on the UW campus, as well as our broader goals for organizing, media, and outreach. We will begin preparing questions for the upcoming Board of Regents meeting, as …
On January 16, 2019, the GAPP committee had our first meeting of the semester. During the meeting, Human Resources conveyed that they don’t receive graduate assistant (GA) grievances, and so believe that grievances are resolved. To the TAA, which often …
Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) Update: Jan 16 READ MORE >>
