Campaign to Organize Graduate Students
Bill the U! “Pay-to-Work Must End!” Graduate employees are paying up to SIXTEEN PERCENT of our wages back to the University of Iowa in mandatory fees, simply to have the opportunity to work. As employees of the University, all graduate research and teaching assistants are required to be enrolled in classes for the semester. The … Read more
What’s at stake in the 2012 election? As most COGS members are aware, last year the Republican Governor of Wisconsin and the Republican controlled Wisconsin state legislature terminated state workers’ rights to collectively bargain. In June, Iowa’s Republican Governor, Terry Branstad, expressed support for Wisconsin’s hostile approach to workers, stating, “Every state’s situation’s a little … Read more
WHEREAS all students deserve the right to a quality public education in their neighborhood school, and WHEREAS all students deserve smaller class sizes to receive adequate attention from teachers, and WHEREAS all students deserve access to a broad and diverse curriculum that includes art, world languages, computer literacy, and physical education, and WHEREAS all students … Read more