The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Teaching Assistants’ Association voted Sunday to pass a motion opposing the university being granted public authority status and breaking away from the UW System. The motion reads: “The TAA opposes the New Badger Partnership, especially the …
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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 …
Monday, March 21 · 12:00pm – 2:00pm First floor, Rotunda, Bascom Hall RSVP on Facebook here. Gov. Walker’s budget will strip $250 million in state aid to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and reduce state aid to K-12 schools by $834 …
The TAA organized a social with AFSCME Locals 171 and 2412, which represent classified staff on campus, held March 17th at the Goodman Center. Undergrad activists from the Student Labor Action Coalition and United Council, as well as faculty, also …
University students in Milwaukee, joined by students from Madison, rallied for collective bargaining rights and preserving the UW System Monday, March 14th. UWM United, a coalition of students, student organizations, faculty, and staff, held the “United We Stand” rally at …
Reporting from Madison, Wis. The protests that rocked Madison over the last month drew union members and students — but some key figures in the mobilizations were both. Members of the Teaching Assistants’ Assn. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison spearheaded …
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There are many ways you can get involved in efforts to save our union, including: 1) Gather signatures for the recall of eight Republican Senators We need your help to recall 8 Republican Senators who stood with Scott Walker and …
Many undergrads who are not involved in the protests at the Capitol have a lot of questions about what’s going on. To help with this, some of our members have worked with undergrads to address ways to talk about the Teach …
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 …
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 …