I. Funding public education in Wisconsin Public education has been under attack for the last half century. The Wisconsin State Legislature continues to pass austerity budgets that starve public institutions at the same time that they pass regressive tax plans …
On October 8th, members of the TAA bargaining team met with members of UW administration to discuss converting the grievance procedure in our collectively bargained contract into university policy. Members of the TAA bargaining team reiterated their commitment to creating …
Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) Update: October 8th meeting READ MORE >>
Do you want UW–Madison to remit our fees, but will be out of town during Thursday’s action?[dt_gap height=”10″ /] The most important way you can take action is by mobilizing your friends and colleagues to show up on Thursday. Talk …
Bring your work to Bascom to show admin who really runs the University! Segregated fees and international student fees are a major hardship for graduate workers. Admin’s “fees first, grads second” policy needs to go. Join us Thursday to demand a change! …
Join us April 26: Work-in for a fair mandatory fee policy READ MORE >>
On Thursday March 22, over one hundred graduate workers and allies turned out to Bascom Hall to demand that UW–Madison administrators create a new mandatory fee payment policy which retains the current payment flexibility and lessens the financial burden on graduate …
Earlier this week, the UW–Madison Bursar Office posted a new policy for how Graduate Assistants pay their segregated fees. The Teaching Assistants’ Association Executive Board recognizes that this policy puts fees first and graduate workers second. While respecting the demand …
TAA Executive Board: New UW-Madison Segregated Fee Policy Inadequate READ MORE >>
What does the TAA stand for? Well, the preamble of our new political platform hints at it: The TAA is a democratic, feminist, anti-racist, LGBTQ+ inclusive labor union that is committed to education and economic and social justice for its …
The Spring Semester started with another meeting of the Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures Committee, which only has two additional meetings scheduled before it is due to deliver recommendations to Vice Chancellor Heller, Provost Mangelsdorf, and Dean Karpus of the …
February GAPP Update: Two More Meetings Remain in Contract-to-Handbook Process READ MORE >>
