Click here to see the pdf sent to Provost Bichelmeyer.Click here to see the press release regarding this letter.Click here to see the section of law regarding our rights as unionized workers.Continue reading to see the full text of the letter. Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition, AFT Local 64031300 S.W. Topeka Boulevard Topeka, Kansas 66612-9921www.gtacunion.org @gtac_union Continue reading “Open Letter to Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer”
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Paid Leave for Reported Illness/Seeking Care
Did you know you’re entitled to immediate paid leave? Almost every GTA is eligible for paid leave through our negotiated employment contract and/or under the recent Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Continue reading for more details. Please note that if you intend to take both your negotiated benefit sick leave and the FFCRA leave,Continue reading “Paid Leave for Reported Illness/Seeking Care”
Paid Leave for Caregivers through FFRCA
Are you a caregiver? Did you know you’re entitled to immediate paid leave? GTAs who are caregivers are eligible for paid leave under the recent Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Continue reading for details. RSVP for the GTAC Paid Leave Q&A Zoom RSVP for our info session with Q&A on Thursday at 2pm orContinue reading “Paid Leave for Caregivers through FFRCA”
“Under false pretenses!” Email Exchange with the Office of the Provost – 25 March 2020
From: “Smith, Melissa D.” <melissasmith@ku.edu>Date: March 26, 2020 at 9:25:30 AM CDTTo: Patrick Gauding <patrick.gauding@gmail.com>Cc: “Gauding, Patrick John” <patrick.gauding@ku.edu>, “Kennedy, Neill Gabrielle” <neillkennedy@ku.edu>Subject:RE: Urgent Request to Meet from GTAC Moving Provost Bichelmeyer to BCC while we sort through scheduling. Hello, Patrick: I’m happy to help find a time to speak with Provost Bichelmeyer. Please let me know which of the following worksContinue reading ““Under false pretenses!” Email Exchange with the Office of the Provost – 25 March 2020″
First Request for Confirmation of KU Agent
From: Rose Welch <rwelch@aftks.org>Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 4:58 PMTo: Thornton, Julie A. <julie.thornton@ku.edu>Cc: Rounds, Mike <m528r913@ku.edu>; nkennedy1995@gmail.com; patrick.gauding@gmail.comSubject: Re: GTAC Letter of Intent 2020 Hello, Julie! We appreciate your speedy response and are pleased to have one specific person for HRM-related communications. 🙂 If Mr. Rounds could reply with a quick note confirming you as the University’s preferred agent, that wouldContinue reading “First Request for Confirmation of KU Agent”
GTAC 2020 Letter of Intent to Open Negotiations
đź“ŽView the pdf document here. Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition, AFT Local 64031300 S.W. Topeka Boulevard Topeka, Kansas 66612-9921 President Neill KennedyNegotiations Chair Patrick Gauding Vice Provost Mike RoundsHuman Resource ManagementUniversity of KansasCarruth O’Leary Hall, Room 1091246 West Campus RoadLawrence, KS 66045-7521 March 5th, 2020 Mr. Rounds, Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of ourContinue reading “GTAC 2020 Letter of Intent to Open Negotiations”
Union 101
Are you a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas? Congratulations, you have a union! As a GTA at the University of Kansas, you are a unit member of the Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition, a worker’s union formed in 1995 to advocate for our rights in the workplace. We are part of a largerContinue reading “Union 101”
Vice Provost for Operations Cancels x4 Contract Provisions
From: Rose WelchTo: m528r913@ku.edu m528r913@ku.eduCc: nkennedy1995@gmail.com nkennedy1995@gmail.comSubject: Re: Tuesday, June 11, 2019, letter from AFT-Ks GTAC to the Chair of the Department of American Studies 1 attachments (541 KB)A4S4 Grievance – June 2019.pdf Mr. Rounds, While we have concerns that this does not satisfy the spirit of our agreement, we do concede that your suggested resolution satisfies theContinue reading “Vice Provost for Operations Cancels x4 Contract Provisions”
Why I Joined GTAC
Casey Keel Ph.D. Candidate, English In my time at the University of Kansas, the University of Kansas has undergone 2 massive budget cuts. In spring 2016, the university had to reduce its budget by $7 million to adjust for then Gov. Sam Brownback’s $30+ million cut to Kansas’s institutions of higher education and in spring 2018, the university—due to faultyContinue reading “Why I Joined GTAC”
AFT/GTAC Defends Intl Workers Against Attack
Are you an international student and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas? Are you concerned about the new visa rules? As a GTA at the University of Kansas, you are a unit member of the Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition, a worker’s union formed in 1995 to advocate for our rights in theContinue reading “AFT/GTAC Defends Intl Workers Against Attack”