As we reported in our last e-newsletter, a request has been made from the Office of State Employment Relations (OSER) to have TAA members give up our duly-negotiated wage increases. Our Executive Board considered this request for a paycut to …
Active leadership right at the proverbial shopfloor of our workplace is a core aspect of having a strong union. Stewards organize workers, connect rank-and-file members with one another, advocate for and with workers at the department level, and serve as …
With a little graphic design talent or some applied creativity, you could be the designer of the 2009-2010 TAA t-shirt. Or, lacking the artistic talent to render your design onto paper but with the vision of a true artiste, you’re …
As many of you know, the economic and state fiscal crisis has produced reaction in Wisconsin government including a request for public employees to give back the 2% wage increases slated for the current and coming fiscal years. Non-union workers …
Contract Update: OSER Request to Give Back Wage Increase READ MORE >>
The TAA is oldest among many graduate worker unions across the country, with brothers and sisters literally from coast to coast and parts in between. Some locals are affiliated with our parent union, the American Federation of Teachers, while others …
In a big victory for graduate assistants, workers represented by the TAA will be exempted from state employee furloughs. Earlier this year in response to a state fiscal crisis, the Governor of Wisconsin announced that all state employees would be …
With recent developments, our 2007-2009 contract appears to be moving forward through the state government processes, one step away from official ratification and implementation. In the last update for our rank-and-file members, we reported on background information and progress in …
In our last membership email and update, we spoke of the Alliance of Graduate Employee Local (AGEL) conference and the attendance by a group of TAA activists. AGEL is a grouping of AFT-affiliated graduate workers unions. But beyond AFT locals …
Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions Conference READ MORE >>
Organizing is at the heart of unionism, and it is a vital part of our local. As our union is our vehicle for collective action and power, organizing is what drives that forward. The activism of our members makes our …
We are not alone. While the TAA was the first graduate workers union to form, many other grad workers at many other schools have unionized. We are part of a larger grad worker and academic labor movement. Every fall and …