As UW-Madison’s 3,000 teaching assistants enter their 28th month of working without a contract, some TAs are showing signs of frustration with their union leaders.
The Teaching Assistants Association and the state have been locked in a contract dispute over wages and benefits. The chief sticking point is health care – the state wants the assistants to start paying a modest monthly premium for their coverage, and the assistants, worried about the prospect of spiraling costs in the future, have refused.
Office of Strategic Communication