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AFT-Wisconsin Stands Against the Universities of Wisconsin’s Proposed General Education Plan

Act 15 requires (see page 141) the Board of Regents to “establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the [UW] system.”

In “response,” UW System Administration has proposed a rigid, one-size-fits-all General Education program for ALL UW campuses.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE AFT-WISCONSIN: ACT 15 TOWNHALL on October 30th, 7pm: LINK.

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO UW SYSTEM OF BOARD OF REGENTS HERE: LINK.

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We are United Academic Professionals of the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (UAPUWL, pronounced U-apple), a labor union affiliated with AFT and AFT-Wisconsin, local #6502. We represent both faculty and instructional academic staff at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Interested in joining UAPUWL? Learn more about us, attend an event, or join us today as work for a more equitable and just university for all.

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What unions do

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In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.