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Above photo: Cheryl DeFlavis (left), an adjunct at Hillsborough Community College, says a new union there is already improving t

01/31/2018

Listen to one of our co-presidents, Erin Sauer, talk about the politically motivated Florida legislation aimed at busting teacher's unions. And if this makes you angry, upset, or worried, go join your union: www.usfgau.org/sign-up

Last week the Florida House passed a bill that critics all the “union busting bill;” our guest says it will hurt membership in the graduate assistants unions like the one she is co-president of at the University of South Florida. WMNF News interviewed Erin Sauer with Graduate Assistants United a...

01/23/2018

ACTION ALERT: The Florida legislature is again trying to pass this anti-union bill and take away a powerful voice for higher education in the state. CALL YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES NOW and let them know to vote "No" on HB 25.

Take Action: Vote NO on HB 25, the anti-union bill that silences the voices of Florida’s educators HB 25 is the latest in a long line of attempts to take away workers’ rights by decertifying public unions whose membership falls below an arbitrarily set percentage. The bill is particularly ugly b...

11/25/2017

Check out the GAU Madams President on WMNF last week, discussing the impact that the House GOP tax plan would have on grad tuition waivers and higher ed! If this makes you upset, please contact your representatives (language for doing that is in a post below!)

The Republican tax bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives would dramatically increase taxes paid by graduate students doing much of the teaching and research on university campuses; we speak with two graduate assistants from the University of South Florida. Erin Sauer and Marcy Cockrell…

11/20/2017

UF-GAU put together some language that can help when contacting your reps about HR 1, the Republican tax bill that aims to offset tax cuts by creating taxes on tuition waivers and eliminating other education related credits and deductions. Call your reps today!

The recently released House bill hurts working families and makes higher education unaffordable by taxing tuition waivers that graduate students receive as part of their assistantships as income, Act...

11/16/2017

Robert Ryan cleaned out his office in May. He knew he was dying. He had kept driving to the University of South Florida even as he lost the use of his left arm.

11/10/2017

If the Republican tax plan passes, it will not be possible for many graduate students across the country to afford their education. Their bill will force them to pay hundreds of dollars more in taxes by treating tuition waivers - the tuition that is waived by universities as compensation for their w...

11/09/2017

The tax bill currently under consideration in the United States Congress includes a provision that would make your tuition waivers taxable. This means graduate assistants across the country would pay THOUSANDS more in taxes every year. GAU is currently working alongside the state and national affiliates to address this issue, but we need YOU to make your voice heard!! Call your representatives and let them know how important graduate assistants are to the American higher education system. And if you have personal stories of how this will impact you, we want to hear from you!

Your PhD could mean Pretty Huge Debt.