Tax Tip for UW Students
Do you live in Dane County or one of the counties affected by the floods last year? Did you have tuition-related expenses last year? If so, you may be eligible for a larger tax credit via the life time learning …
Do you live in Dane County or one of the counties affected by the floods last year? Did you have tuition-related expenses last year? If so, you may be eligible for a larger tax credit via the life time learning …
We had a low-key organizing Monday in an uncomfortably warm Medical Sciences building. We had 6 organizers work 22 hours, talking to 15 members. We signed up 2 new members, and found 5 new organizers. Though we had smaller capacity …
TAA Swarm-n-Nesters descended upon Helen C. White, North, and Science this past Tuesday, the 3rd. We had 17 TAA organizers working a total of 42.5 working hours between 10-4. We had 45 conversations with members, recruited 13 new organizers who …
On Monday, 2/23, 11 TAA member organizers (plus our two highly trained staff members) went out to Social Sciences, Ingraham, and Bascom. We had 42 conversations over 36 worker-hours of organizing, in which we signed up 3 new members, and …
You might have heard that this week, the Governor introduced his budget for the 2009-2011 biennium. As we all know, the crisis that confronts our nation’s economy also confronts our state’s budget. In this difficult time for policy-makers – and …
TAA's Political Education Committee on the Budget READ MORE >>
Governor Doyle’s 2009-2011 budget includes the creation of a Domestic Partner Registry, a way by which all state employees (including graduate employees and UW faculty and academic staff) will be able to procure health care for their domestic partners. The …
DP Benefits Included in Doyle's Budget, No Cuts for UW READ MORE >>
Governor Doyle’s 2009-2011 budget, to be revealed Tuesday, is likely to include domestic partner benefits for state employees, including UW system graduate employees, faculty and staff. This budget line will offer health care to all domestic partners of LGBTQ employees, …
Elections do not just happen in the fall. Here in Wisconsin, we hold annual spring elections for a number of offices. While all elections and the democratic political process are important to us in unions, one race this spring is …
We are working to protect our university in this current state legislative session by building a legislative advocacy program. But we need your help – and you can have a little fun along the way. You’re invited – nay, recruited …
At the February 10th General Membership Meeting, members of the TAA voted to endorse a NO vote on proposed ASM constitutional changes, which among other changes create an executive branch to the student government’s bureaucracy. Further, membership voted to join …
TAA Members Endorse NO vote on ASM Constitutional Changes READ MORE >>