Presidential Ponderings Letter from the President of the Union Presidential Ponderings - April 15, 2007

TAU President David Zwart

Your bargaining team reports that our collective actions over the past few weeks have succeeded in communicating the urgency of the situation to the WMU negotiating team. While they now appear to understand our commitment to getting a fair contract by April 20th, a great deal of work still needs to be accomplished. It is crucial that we maintain and increase the pressure on the administration.

A General Membership Meeting is being planned for Friday, April 20 to vote on the administration’s last, best offer. If we decide not to accept that offer, we will also vote on the next course of action. At Sunday’s union meeting, we discussed at length the administration’s slow response to our proposal. We wanted to be able to show the administration we have power and the greatest power a union has is withholding labor. Discussions centered around what the best methods would be to accomplish this task with great concern for undergraduates. The consensus was that refusing to proctor exams would make a strong statement at a critical time of the year. As a democratic organization, these decisions must be made by all of us.

Another union meeting will be held on Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 in the TAU offices. All members are encouraged to participate in this meeting.

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