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.
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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.
Students, Faculty, and Staff Call on State Lawmakers to Protect the UW
Madison, WI – Members of several AFT higher education locals and students filled the Capitol on Wednesday to call on lawmakers to recommit themselves to the Wisconsin Idea by working with faculty, staff, and students to strengthen the quality of our UW-System. Students from UW-Stevens Point have largely led the organizing efforts after their campus announced in March that it would be cutting 13 majors in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
UW-Superior Faculty Cast Unprecedented Vote of “No Confidence” in Chancellor Wachter and UWS Administration after Program Suspensions Announcement
Superior, WI – The UW-Superior faculty have overwhelmingly voted “no confidence” in the UWS administration in response to the recent announcement to suspend and put on warning approximately one-third of all majors and minors at UWS. The vote was open to all faculty and took place from Wednesday-Friday this week. The vote, which read, “As a response to the October 31, 2017 administrative decisions to suspend majors/minors, I vote no confidence in the UW-Superior administration,” passed by a 59% margin.
Douglas County Board Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Calling for the Reversal of UW-Superior Program Suspensions and Warnings
Superior, WI – In a unanimous vote, a committee of the Douglas County Board of Supervisors voted to forward a resolution calling on UW Regents and Governor Walker to rescind program suspensions and warnings at UW-Superior. The resolution will be voted on by the entire Douglas County Board on the 21st. This resolution comes as students and community members mount increasing pressure on the administration to reverse their October 31st announcement to suspend 25 programs and put 15 others on warning.