Online Petition Against the Budget Cuts and Public Authority
United Council has put a petition against the budget cuts and public authority online at www.saveouruw.com. The site will also be hosting updated news and information about the cuts.
United Council has put a petition against the budget cuts and public authority online at www.saveouruw.com. The site will also be hosting updated news and information about the cuts.
[Reposted from the reclaim UC blogspot. Authored by TAA members Elsa Noterman and Lenora Hanson.] What University Administrators Gain from $300 Million in Cuts Over the past two weeks the UW System and UW-Madison administrations have gone on the defensive …
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(Our mistake — an unfortunate drafting error meant that one of our informational points was misleading. The following list is updated with the correct information.) Here are the top 10 things you need to know about what the proposed budget …
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Our presentation on Walker’s 2015-17 Budget and our plans for responding is up on Google docs: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m28bxtAm3ul4yyDaHDZD8BiLggeHjOqIppN0vD8hwh8/edit#slide=id.p
The Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) and the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) will co-host a Graduate Student Diversity Forum and Engagement Session next Wednesday, March 12, 5:30-7 at Memorial Union (TITU). Snacks will be provided to participants. The goals of the event are: to engage graduate …
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“Students received an email today suggesting that Athletics should pay for more of this project because students supported Athletic Department finances back in the 1990s. It’s my view this is a little like asking the Physics Department to pay for …
At our general membership meeting on February 11, the membership voted to adopt an amended version of the Executive Board’s recommended policy toward the Rec Sports Master Plan. Here is the full policy as amended and passed by the membership. Members amended the …
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the climate on campus, the TAA’s Diversity Committee has compiled a list of diversity resources for TAs. Please see the list here, and if you know of a resource that is missing, …
TAA members worked tirelessly this past year on the Pay Us Back! Campaign. We mobilized members for actions like the petition to administration and the Grade In for the Grader Good, and we worked with faculty to get department resolutions …
Chancellor Ward still refuses to cut the contract with Palermo’s Pizza, which is in violation of UW’s Labor Code of Conduct, but when students peacefully occupied his office in protest, he had them arrested. They are now being charged with …