AFT-Wisconsin Response to Governor Evers Emergency Order #3
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas has responded to Governor Evers’ Emergency Order #3 as follows:
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AFT-Wisconsin Responds to Jim Johnsen’s Withdrawal of His Candidacy for UW System President
For Immediate Release:
Friday, June 12, 2020
Today Jim Johnsen withdrew his name as a candidate to be the next UW System President.
AFT-Wisconsin Responds to Shared Governance Listening Sessions on UW System President Ray Cross’s Proposal to Consolidate the UW System
For Immediate Release:
Monday, May 18, 2020
This week begins a series of campus listening sessions for UW System shared governance representatives on the topic of outgoing UW System President Ray Cross’s proposal to shrink the UW System, consolidating and eliminating programs and positions across campuses.
AFT-Wisconsin Responds to UW System President Ray Cross's Proposal to Consolidate the UW System
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Today UW System President Ray Cross is proposing a plan to shrink the UW System, consolidating and eliminating programs and positions across campuses.
AFT-Wisconsin Supports Extension of Safer at Home
For Release:
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin supports Governor Evers’ extension of the Safer at Home Order through May 26.
AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas on Governor Evers's Proposal to Provide Resources for our Schools
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Madison, WI – Governor Evers today proposed to use the state budget surplus to fund our schools.
AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas responded as follows:
AFT-Wisconsin Responds to Visit from Vice President Mike Pence
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Madison, WI – Vice President Mike Pence has come to Madison to celebrate National School Choice Week.
AFT-Wisconsin files suit against lame-duck laws
For Immediate Release
February 4, 2019
Unions File Lawsuit to Protect Wisconsin Governor from Lame-Duck Power Grab
Strikes and shutdowns
In Los Angeles, UTLA members took to the picket lines because their schools are starved of resources. In Washington, D.C., President Trump has shut down the government to secure his border wall. In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten writes that when our elected leaders fail, whether by not funding public schools or by shutting down services that provide for our safety, they strike at the very heart of what makes us a democratic republic. Read the full column.
Struggling in a ‘strong’ economy
In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten highlights the massive gap between President Trump’s rhetoric and reality. While the well-to-do are doing very well in the current economy, working Americans have been left behind. Weingarten demands leaders take action to benefit all Americans by ensuring accessible, affordable healthcare for all; reining in college debt; and adequately funding public education. Read the full column.