TAA August–September Events
We have a lot going on as the new semester starts up. Be sure to check our Facebook page for upcoming events and updates, but in the meantime, keep these events in mind.
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TAA Endorses BDS Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UW-Madison Union of Graduate Student Workers (TAA) Endorses BDS Movement Madison, WI (May 19, 2016): Members of the Teaching Assistants’ Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison vote overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to divest from the State …
Unintimidated: WI Musicians Against Scott Walker (April 8)
UNINTIMIDATED: Wisconsin Musicians Against Scott Walker is a CD and DVD project featuring 16 bands and their anti-Scott Walker protest songs. In August of 2015, 13 of these bands each had two hours to bang out a song at Howl …
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Bring Your Kids to TAA Play Day (March 6)
Please join us for the TAA Play Day, a chance for grad student parents (or parents-to-be) and their kids to get together! Coffee, bagels, kid-friendly snacks, and toys will be provided. TAA Play Day Sunday, March 6th 9:30-11:30AM Wilmar Center, …
Faculty Senate Approves Tenure Policy, Concerned by Grad Pay Restructuring
The Badger Herald reported on the Graduate School’s proposed new pay structure for graduate assistants: “We are very committed to paying competitive wages for graduate students, even in difficult budget times,” Blank said. “We know we are underpaying our graduate …
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Wisconsin Grad Workers Want Pay Parity Across Disciplines
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on the Graduate School’s proposed new pay structure for graduate assistants: When one of America’s first graduate-student unions was recognized at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, in 1969, organizers embraced a key principle: …
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Sign the petition to rescind new International Student Fees!
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The TAA International Student Caucus has been hard at work in pushing back against administration’s arbitrary international student fee, introduced just this summer. They’ve created a petition calling on UW-Madison administrators to rescind this fee and respect the important contributions …
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UW-Madison delays changes to teaching pay for grad students
The Wisconsin Gazette reported on the Rally for Fair Graduate Student Pay: Concerned about the effect the new proposal will have on departments across campus, Brooks said, “When the administration pushes through policy changes like this, without graduate student input, …
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TAA Wins Delay of Radical Restructuring of Graduate Worker Pay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UW-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association Forces Delay of Radical Restructuring of Graduate Student Pay Madison, WI (November 24, 2015): After several weeks of advocacy work by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA), university administration has agreed …
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UW, UWM ramp up efforts to attract grad student assistants
The Journal Sentinel reported on the Rally for Fair Graduate Student Pay: But a plan for how to make the University of Wisconsin-Madison more competitive is highly controversial and has been delayed until May 2017 because confusion was interfering with …
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