THE UW WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS: STANDARDS FOR THE WORKERS WHO MAKE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION WORK IN WISCONSIN Drafted by the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin Higher Education Council Preamble The Constitution of the State of Wisconsin provides for “the establishment …
Follow the latest GAPP updates here. What is GAPP? GAPP is short for Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures. Since Act 10 outlawed collective bargaining in 2011, graduate employee contracts have been nullified. Not only is the pre-Act10 contract invalid, but …
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Graduate assistants from across campus packed this week’s Graduate Assistants Policies and Procedures (GAPP) meeting, which focused primarily on benefits. In light of the state legislature’s decision to remove domestic partner benefits from state group health plans, nearly 30 graduate …
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The Graduate Assistants Policies and Procedures (GAPP) committee made substantial progress during its last meeting regarding the work environment for graduate student workers on campus. Specifically, TAA representatives and the administration discussed records requests, details relating to the work environment, …
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From http://campusantifascistnetwork.com/: “Fascists have used “free speech” as a façade for attacking faculty who have stood in solidarity with students against the threat that these organizations and individuals pose, and as an excuse to march and organize around slogans drawn …
Dear President of Harvard University, We call upon you not to appeal the NLRB Regional Director’s July 7th order for a fair election. The Regional Director held that the omission of hundreds of voters from the voter list requires a …
The TAA had some important victories during the fifth Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) meeting. The GAPP committee is comprised of university administration and the TAA, and is responsible for creating the procedures and policies that will govern the …
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Graduate worker representatives met with university administration last week during the fourth meeting of the Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) Committee, the group tasked with overseeing the transition of our 2009 contract into a handbook. Committee members made significant …
These are the proposed amendments to the bylaws of the Political Education Committee under current review by the TAA General Membership. Struck text indicated old language proposed to be eliminated from the bylaws whereas red text indicates new language. Discussion and voting …
The Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP) Committee met last week for the third time, and raised several serious threats to the operational structure of the TAA and its ability to represent the interests of all graduate student workers on …
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