Budget Repair Bill The budget repair bill remains stalled in the Senate due to the absence of the 14 Democratic senators. The Senate is meeting today, but can only consider items without a financial implication. The Assembly is also in…
Reschovsky: Wisconsin Risks Losing Its Best Public Employees
Activities at the Capitol over the past week have captured the attention of the media around the world. Writing for CNN, PROFS Steering Committee member Andrew Reschovsky notes that Governor Walker’s plan could ultimately cause the best public sector employees…
Tuesday: March on the Capitol
To the University of Wisconsin community: The crisis in our state capitol and on our campus has steadily deepened in recent days. The consequences of the proposed budget repair bill have come into clearer focus, including the loss of bargaining…
A colleague’s perspective: Some thoughts on the current state of affairs in Wisconsin
The text below came in yesterday, unsolicited, from a young colleague on the faculty of our great University. Like many people, this person is thinking hard about what faculty can and should do under the present circumstances. We are publishing…
“Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW” — not exactly
Note: We have been informed that this letter will run in the Friday, February 25 newspaper To the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: We read with concern your article yesterday “Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW”. That headline…
PROFS Response to The New York Times
Judith Burstyn, Chair of the PROFS Board of Directors, and Joe Salmons, President of the PROFS Steering Committee sent the following letter to The New York Times: Thank you for your excellent and continuing coverage of the Wisconsin state budget…