Partner Organizations

Labor Affiliations

The TAA is part of a national and international labor community, and as such we are associated with and are active members in a variety of organizations. As an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) local we pay dues and enjoy the benefits of belonging to both the state and national AFT federations and the AFL-CIO. The TAA also takes an active role in various organizations focusing on higher education issues.

American Federation of Teacher (AFT) Affiliations

• AFT National
• Alliance of Graduate Employee Locals (AGEL)
• AFT-Wisconsin

AFL-CIO

• AFL-CIO National
• Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

Other Labor Organizations

• South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL)
• Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions (CGEU)
• Labor Notes

UW Campus Partners

UW Employee Unions

• United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS) (AFT Local #223)
• AFSCME Local 171 – blue collar, technical and security workers
• AFSCME Local 2412 – staff

Campus Groups

• Campus Workers Coalition, a group of campus workers from different unions who meet to plan collective actions and address issues that affect all workers.
• Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC), coalition of students, workers, and labor activists dedicated to organizing students to engage in labor solidarity activities locally and worldwide.
• Associated Students of Madison (ASM) – student government
• Wisconsin University Union (WUU) – an independent association of faculty and academic staff
• Fossil Free UW – part of a national divestment campaign asking universities to divest from the top 200 fossil fuel companies
• United Council (UC) – the UW-wide student association that lobbies, advocates, and organizes on higher education issues
• Working Class Student Union (WCSU) – support and advocacy for first-generation, non-traditional, transfer and working class college students
• LGBT Campus Center

Community Groups

• Young, Gifted and Black Coalition – young leaders determined to end state violence and raise the voice of communities of color
• Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WPNJ)
• Solidarity Sing Along – this began on 3/11/2011, and it has taken place at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison every weekday from noon to 1pm since then.