Are you interested in learning more about our contract? Want to help your fellow union members navigate potential issues in the workplace? You should become a steward: a member of the union who is trained to help workers navigate potential contract violations on the job. We are holding a winter steward training that will be spreadContinue reading “Winter Break 2020 Steward Training”
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GTAC Newsletter 11/9/2020
It’s negotiations time! Our GTAC Negotiations Team is working hard to negotiate our salary, benefits, and working conditions with the University of Kansas. While GTAC has achieved four raises over the last two years, we still make over $6k less than the average GTA in the US. The bargaining team’s success at the negotiation table is directly correlated to how well-informedContinue reading “GTAC Newsletter 11/9/2020”
Timely Questions – 21 September 2020
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GTAC Newsletter – 17 September 2020
“The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.” ―AFL-CIO Dear Comrades, It’s negotiations time! Starting on Wednesday afternoon, our GTAC Negotiations Team will begin to directly negotiate our salary, benefits, and working conditions with the University of Kansas. While GTAC has achieved four raises over the last two years, we still make over $6k less than the average GTA in theContinue reading “GTAC Newsletter – 17 September 2020”
Not Your Doctor, Not Your Lawyer, & Definitely Not Your Friend
Regarding the recent misinformation within an email from KU Provost Barb Bichelmeyer: “Instructor Reminder: If you learn that a member of your classroom or your department has tested positive and you’ve been following physical distance guidelines, adhering to classroom configuration and wearing masks, you and your students would not be considered a close contact. PleaseContinue reading “Not Your Doctor, Not Your Lawyer, & Definitely Not Your Friend”
GTAC Newsletter – 9 September 2020
“The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.” ―AFL-CIO Dear Friend, Today is Labor Day, a holiday intended for workers like us to celebrate these victories and enjoy rest from work. Meanwhile, the rest of the world takes May Day to commemorate the martyrs of the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, who died fighting for a balance betweenContinue reading “GTAC Newsletter – 9 September 2020”
GTAC Labor Day Letter to the Editor
In case you missed it, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer recently accused our community of being unreasonably attached to a desire for “certainty” and said we are simply “not motivated to seek understanding”. She is upset that we sought understanding by listening to expert scientists and scholars, in the areas of epidemiology, public health, disability studies, health equity,Continue reading “GTAC Labor Day Letter to the Editor”
Re: University Concerns about GTAC Communications
Most links are not contained within the original email. They are added here for reader context. Sat 9/5/2020 6:49 PMFrom: Gauding, Patrick JohnTo: Julie A. ThorntonCc: Rose Welch; Neill Kennedy; Rounds, Mike; Leitch, MichaelSubject: University Concerns about GTAC Communications Dear Julie, We appreciate your reaching out to us on this issue and are glad to see more open communication from KU. While neither RoseContinue reading “Re: University Concerns about GTAC Communications”
KU Undergrads on Strike!
Solidarity is a verb. Dear Comrades, On Monday, August 31, 2020, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer emailed the entire Jayhawk community with a statement called, “The Need for Certainty and the Need for Understanding“. In this email, Bichelmeyer accuses our entire community of being unreasonably attached to a desire for “certainty” and claims that the facultyContinue reading “KU Undergrads on Strike!”
GTAC Newsletter – 27 August 2020
Free Laptops & Pedagogy & Office Space, Oh My! “The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.” ―Thomas Donahue, Report to the AFL-CIO Convention Do you need a laptop or hotspot for work? Guess what? KU is legally obligated to supply everything we need to for our workas GTAs – including a computer and Internet! To accessContinue reading “GTAC Newsletter – 27 August 2020”