Labor union representing faculty and academic staff at @UWMadison and @UWMadisonExt. RTs not endorsements.
Madison, WI
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grateful to all of our union members who worked night and day to make this happen! when we organize, we win!
Universities of Wisconsin, UW-Madison to offer paid parental leave captimes.com/news/education/…
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Scenes from our rally last week:
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Chancellor Mnookin refuses to acknowledge @TAA_Madison and @UFAS223 even though she caved to their demands for paid family leave. #MeetUW @AFTWisconsin @AFTHigherEd @prof_shelton
A strong, healthy Universities of Wisconsin is essential for Wisconsin's success. The 2025-27 budget request passed today by the Board of Regents aims to bring the state to the median level of higher ed support nationally & ensure we remain competitive.
news.wisc.edu/statement-by-c…
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The attack on public education is truly an attack on democracy, and it’s a way to distract us from the fact that they (GOP) do not want to have access to opportunity, to critical thinking and nutritious food available to all students.
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I was on @WPR this morning to talk about last week’s Act 10 court ruling. It could end up being really big! wpr.org/shows/wisconsin-toda… @harveyjkaye @Wisco_Nate @DLSimmonsPhD @BrianTWelsch @AFTunion @AFTWisconsin
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But we’re told there is NO money. That’s why we are closing schools and firing tenured professors. No cash, don’t ask, not enough students to get tuition dollars to keep us afloat. Yet profs making 50k are too much - fire them to save money. What a joke.
No public discussion or votes but UW Board of Regents made big moves behind closed doors today.
- UW-Madison chancellor pay to top $1 million in 2025.
- Other UW chancellors receive bonuses of up to 15% of their salary if they meet performance metrics.
jsonline.com/story/news/educ…
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Graduate Student Worker unions are the only entities working to make sure graduate workers from all economic backgrounds have the opportunity to earn PhDs.
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such a good piece from Patrick. a tribute but also a strategy training in itself. hope everyone reads it jacobin.com/2024/07/jane-mca…
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While hundreds of faculty and staff have lost their jobs, the highest paid administrators on our campuses get massive bonuses, all while failing to advocate for public funding. @DLSimmonsPhD @harveyjkaye @NicholsUprising @AFTHigherEd @BrianTWelsch @AFTWisconsin
No public discussion or votes but UW Board of Regents made big moves behind closed doors today.
- UW-Madison chancellor pay to top $1 million in 2025.
- Other UW chancellors receive bonuses of up to 15% of their salary if they meet performance metrics.
jsonline.com/story/news/educ…
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parts of act 10 ruled unconstitutional + a union win under act 10 (seg fee relief in History) in 1 week ...
scott walker is Shaking !!
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“Act 10 really restricts what we're able to talk about, and it also says that the university is not legally required to meet with us,” said TAA Co-President Maddie Topf. “I mean, we've asked the chancellor for meetings, and she said ‘no.’
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Scott Walker was the worst governor of Wisconsin, and it's time union members there had their collective bargaining rights restored. Let's hope this is the start of reversing so much of the damage Walker did to unions and to good jobs in Wisconsin. wpr.org/politics/dane-county…
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"The heart of McAlevey’s proposals is that union members exercising genuine power is the key to rebuilding and transforming the labor movement." - The late Mike Parker's 2017 review of Jane McAlevey's "No Shortcuts." Rest in Power, Jane. labornotes.org/blogs/2017/10…
ALT The cover of Jane McAlevey's influential book "No Shortcuts." Type is set against an orange background.
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"Workers everywhere are smart enough and strong enough to negotiate and win, against their bosses and against the people broiling our planet. Let’s get to it!”– Jane McAlevey, “Rules To Win By” (2023)
"Read her work not just for the lessons, but also for the matter-of-fact, stubborn, compassionate voice with which Jane writes and teaches. A voice determined to prove to the workers of the world: we all deserve more, we all deserve dignity, and we already have what we need right here with each other– we just have to organize and be smart about it."
Art & words by Margaret Vail Palmquist
Rest in peace, Jane. Solidarity forever.
#StandUpUAW
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Minneapolis Park Board workers go on strike for first time ever startribune.com/for-the-firs…
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.@SenatorAgard says the Act 10 ruling doesn’t go far enough. She wants the whole law repealed. Her opinion is also notable because she is running for Dane County executive where she would oversee negations with AFSCME member workers.
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As part of SCFL, we have endorsed Melissa Agard @SenatorAgard for Dane County Executive.
Sen. Agard supports a meet and confer relationship between TAA and @uwchancellor
Vote in the primary August 13!
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“I’m hopeful this is the beginning of a new chapter where all workers, once again, have a seat at the table.”
Read my full statement on yesterday’s Act 10 ruling: ow.ly/H16a50SvuX9
Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸
we're going to win
NEW: Dane County judge strikes down elements of Wisconsin's Act 10 law that curbed public unions jsonline.com/story/news/poli…
via me + @SchulteLaura
UW-Madison United Faculty and Academic Staff retweeted
NEW: Dane County judge strikes down elements of Wisconsin's Act 10 law that curbed public unions jsonline.com/story/news/poli…
via me + @SchulteLaura