Posted in Campaigns on May 8th, 2008 No Comments »
UCW-CWA leaders and several student supporters spent Tuesday in Nashville lobbing members of the General Assembly. As everyone is aware, at the start of the session the budget situation was rather grim. This situation has only worsened over the past 3 months. According to the Governor’s latest calculations the state now faces a shortfall of [...]
Posted in Campaigns, Events, In the News on May 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I am sure most of you have seen the announcement from President Petersen concerning the cuts that are coming to UT.
The Governor can present his budget, which he will do in a speech to the full legislature on Monday, but it is the legislature that has to ratify it. Every member of the state [...]
Posted in Campaigns on Mar 20th, 2008 No Comments »
We wanted to let everyone know about this exciting victory.
When UCW-CWA’s members outlined our goals for the 2008 Campaign for UT’s Working Families we placed a special emphasis on winning justice for UT’s Agricultural workers. Our main demand was for overtime pay and an end to the discreditable practice of forcing nearly 100 hourly employees [...]
We are the union for UT staff and faculty, graduate employees, and lecturers, with chapters on the Knoxville and Chattanooga campuses. UCW-CWA’s mission is to advance and defend the interests of all UT staff and faculty, as well as promoting solidarity, democracy, and advancing social and economic justice in our workplace and in our community.
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