Though TAA is not a certified union under Wisconsin’s Act 10 — which prohibits collective bargaining for Universities of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff — the union has been fairly successful since it was founded over 50 years ago, professor of labor education Michael Childers said.
“They’ve [TAA] continued to operate on as a worker organization, as a union, and meet and confer with the chancellors,” Childers said. “[But] they’re in a state that doesn’t have really very strong public sector bargaining rights.”
Interviews: Michael Childers