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Time to Pay Us Back at University of Wisconsin-Madison | Labor Notes

May 14, 2013 / Phil Lesch

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Time to Pay Us Back at University of Wisconsin-Madison | Labor Notes

Wisconsin teaching assistants held a "grade-in"—preparing lessons as they occupied the administration building—to draw attention to their vital work and fight their falling wages. Average take-home pay is just $9,500 a year. Photo: Michael Billeaux. We occupied Bascom Hall (the central administration building) to grade papers, hold office hours, prepare lessons, and analyze data—just like we do for hundreds of courses and projects on campus every day—and draw attention to our economic insecurity.

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