TAUWP officer Bill Biglow asks the question that Rodney King made famous 15 years ago; and, offers a range of answers for faculty and academic staff employed on campuses across the UW System.  How do academic staff and faculty get organized?  Biglow identifies four avenues while planting colorful references to Caesar, Ben Franklin, and someone named Pogo.  You can read his full article, including his review of a recent ABC News Presidential Debate, online here.

Members of TAUWP/AFT across the State each receive a number of periodicals intended to raise awareness -- and facilitate Union action -- on matters of mutual concern (e.g., advancing workplace improvements, protecting important benefits, ...).  Among these communication channels, members receive a monthly news digest (TAUWP E-News) along with print periodicals from AFT-Wisconsin (The Professional) and AFT's national higher-education division (AFT On Campus).  AFT's national higher education division also publishes an annual journal called American Academic.  Join TAUWP today to plug into this regular stream of communications.

In the newest issue of TAUWP's commentary series On Point, Past President Ray Spoto writes about "The rising stars and the vanishing pay plan."  Spoto's essay focuses attention on the adverse effects of new administrative plans for "star funds."  To read the full text of April's On Point, click here.