Joseph R. Starobin Papers, 1932-1979

Container Title
M95-240
Part 8 (M95-240, Audio 882A/17-50): Additions, 1969-1989
Physical Description: 5.0 cubic feet (4 records center cartons and 3 archives boxes), 13 videorecordings, 8 film reels, and 34 audio recordings 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1969-1989, documenting organizing and bargaining activities, lobbying and legislation, strikes, public relations, administration and membership, and activities of other labor unions. The materials include correspondence, press and publicity materials, University policies and procedures, reports, grievance files, steward handbooks, strike-related materials, minutes of Stewards Council and membership meetings, membership survey and organizing material, film related to the 1980 strike; and tape recordings of 1979-1980 bargaining sessions and a radio interview.
Box   1
Folder   1
New York, Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU), SUNY at Buffalo
Box   1
Folder   2
Cincinnati, University of Ohio, Graduate Assistant Organizing Committee (GAOC)
Box   1
Folder   3
Union of Graduate Student Workers (UGSW), Texas Federation of Teachers (TFT), Austin
Box   1
Folder   4
University of Texas, Houston
Box   1
Folder   5
University of Toronto
Box   1
Folder   6
University of Indiana, Bloomington
Box   1
Folder   7
University of Arizona, Tucson
Box   1
Folder   8
SUNY, Stonybrook
Box   1
Folder   9
University of Rhode Island
Box   1
Folder   10
Berkeley, Association of Graduate Student Employees
Box   1
Folder   11
University of Wellington
Box   1
Folder   12
Democratic Party, Dane County
Box   1
Folder   13
Wisconsin Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition (C/LEC)
Box   1
Folder   14
Donations, Miscellaneous
Box   1
Folder   15
Strike report and strike list of donations, 1980
Box   1
Folder   16
Strike letters from unions, organizations, 1980
Box   1
Folder   17
Replies to Shain by labor Structure Agreement cancellation, 1980-1981
Box   1
Folder   18
University Labor Coalition, 1980
Box   1
Folder   19
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee organizing, 1980
Inquires, addresses and literature, labor,
Box   1
Folder   20
A-M
Box   1
Folder   21
N-Z
Box   1
Folder   22
Midwest Association of Graduate Student Organizations (MID-AGO), 1976-1977
Box   1
Folder   23
Iowa University
Box   1
Folder   24
Responses to the questionnaire
Box   1
Folder   25
University of California, San Diego
Box   1
Folder   26
University of Florida, Gainesville
Box   1
Folder   27
University of Pittsburgh
Box   1
Folder   28
University of Massachusetts
Box   1
Folder   29
Assistants Union (AU), University of Illinois, Urbana
Box   1
Folder   30
Indiana University
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Locals
Box   1
Folder   31
Local 3550, Graduate Employees Organization, University of Michigan
Box   1
Folder   32
Local 2408, University of Minnesota Graduate Assistant Chapter
Box   1
Folder   33
Local 212, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Box   1
Folder   34
Local 557, Kenosha Teachers Union
Box   1
Folder   35
Local 243, Madison Area Technical College
Box   1
Folder   36
Local 223, United Faculty
Box   1
Folder   37
Michigan, Graduate Employees Organization
Box   1
Folder   38
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1
Box   1
Folder   39
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 60
Box   1
Folder   40
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 189, workers education ( circa 1978), Labor 41
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Box   1
Folder   41
Legislation
Box   1
Folder   42
Council 24
Box   1
Folder   43
Local 2412, University of Wisconsin clericals
Box   1
Folder   44
Local 1983, student workers, Eugene, Oregon, Labor 37
Box   1
Folder   45
Local 1558, Badger Regional Blood Center, Labor 36
Box   1
Folder   46
Local 853, Madison Opportunity Center
Box   1
Folder   47
Local 171, University of Wisconsin blue collar workers and technical, Labor 35
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (WFT) conventions
Box   1
Folder   48
1986
Box   1
Folder   49
1984, and other conferences
Box   1
Folder   50
1983
Box   1
Folder   51
1981
Box   2
Folder   1
1980
Box   2
Folder   2
1979
Box   2
Folder   3
1978
Box   2
Folder   4
1977
Box   2
Folder   5
1976
Box   2
Folder   6
David Newby candidacy, Vice President, 1975
Box   2
Folder   7
1974-1975, resolution 7
Box   2
Folder   8
Controversy over TAA position on The Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties (TAUWF) amendment in Professional, Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (WFT)
Box   2
Folder   9
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (WFT), correspondence
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Box   2
Folder   10
Madison Federation of Labor
Box   2
Folder   11
State Convention, 1978
Box   2
Folder   12
State public employees conference, 1979
Box   2
Folder   13
Correspondence with TAA
Box   2
Folder   14
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), defense fund requests from TAA, legal fund
Box   2
Folder   15
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention, part II, 1981
Box   2
Folder   16
Correspondence, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Box   2
Folder   17
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee organizing
Box   2
Folder   18
School for Workers, University of Wisconsin-Extension
Box   2
Folder   19
United Farm Workers
Box   2
Folder   20
United Staff Union
Box   2
Folder   21
Physicians National House Staff Association, University of Wisconsin Hospital
Box   2
Folder   22
Other unions
Box   2
Folder   23
Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)
Box   2
Folder   24
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local P-9, Austin, Minnesota
Box   2
Folder   25
United Food and Commercial Workers, Locals 538, P-40 and 222
Box   2
Folder   26
District 1199, Hospital Workers
Box   2
Folder   27
United Professionals for Quality Health Care (UP)
Box   2
Folder   28
Untied Papers Workers International Union Local 1202 (Eastex)
Box   2
Folder   29
United Furniture Workers Local 800, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Box   2
Folder   30
United Farm Workers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)
Box   2
Folder   31
Union Auto Workers (UAW) Local 443
Box   2
Folder   32
Teamsters Local 695
Box   2
Folder   33
Syndicat des chargé(e)s des cours de l'Université de Québec, Montréal Québec à Montréal
Box   2
Folder   34
Steelworkers Local 1404
Box   2
Folder   35
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 150, Madison General Hospital
Box   2
Folder   36
Retail Clerks Local 1401, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Box   2
Folder   37
Projectionists and Stage Hands
Box   2
Folder   38
Printing Pressmen and Assistants Local 7
Box   2
Folder   39
PATCO Local 362
Box   2
Folder   40
Painters Union Local 802, Madison
Box   2
Folder   41
Musicians Union
Box   2
Folder   42
Memorial Union Labor Organization (MULO)
Box   2
Folder   43
Madison Teachers, Incorporated
Box   3
Folder   1
Madison Newspaper Workers, Unity Committee/Madison Press Connection
Box   3
Folder   2
Machinists, District 121 and Lodge 34
Box   3
Folder   3
Letter carriers 507
Box   3
Folder   4
Laundry workers and Checker Cab Local 104
Box   3
Folder   5
Laborers 140
Box   3
Folder   6
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1953
Box   3
Folder   7
Iron Workers 665
Box   3
Folder   8
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
Box   3
Folder   9
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 251, Madison (projectionists)
Box   3
Folder   10
Hotel Restaurant Employees Local 257, and Bartenders International Union (includes Canteen Strike)
Box   3
Folder   11
Graphic Communication International Union Local 507
Box   3
Folder   12
Communication Workers of America Local 5530
Box   3
Folder   13
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)
Box   3
Folder   14
Citizen Labor Energy Coalition
Box   3
Folder   15
Campus Labor Coalition
Box   3
Folder   16
Building trades, Milwaukee
Box   3
Folder   17
Canadian Union of Public Employees 2278 and Teaching Assistants, Vancouver, B.C.
Box   3
Folder   18
Building and Construction Trades Council
Box   3
Folder   19
American Postal Workers Union
Box   3
Folder   20
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers (ACTWU), J.P. Stevens Boycott
Box   3
Folder   21
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 3271, state employees
Box   3
Folder   22
Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and other health care Professionals (AFT)--Including Milwaukee Staff Nurses
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Locals
Box   3
Folder   23
Local 3544, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (Eugene, Oregon)
Box   3
Folder   24
Local 3732, WASP (science professionals)
Box   3
Folder   25
State attorneys
Box   3
Folder   26
Local 3535, The Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties (TAUWF)
Correspondence
Box   4
Folder   1-19
1969-1989
Box   4
Folder   21
Undated
Newspaper clippings
Box   4
Folder   22
Undated
Box   4
Folder   23-42
1969-1989
Box   4
Folder   43-44
Newsletters
Box   4
Folder   45
TAA publications, unofficial and official, 1975 June-1976 May
Box   4
Folder   46
Big Ten Conference of Graduate Student Associations, 1974-1975, Labor #80
Box   4
Folder   47
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (WFT) affiliation
Box   4
Folder   48
National Education Association (NEA), teamster affiliation information, 1973-1974
Box   4
Folder   49
United Auto Workers, Alliance for Labor Action (ALA)
Box   4
Folder   50
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), structure agreement, more on affiliation election, 1968-1975
Box   4
Folder   51
Definition of Teaching Assistant, Program/Project Assistant, Research Assistant, 1977-1980
Box   4
Folder   52
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting, 1971
Box   4
Folder   53
Open meetings policy, 1974-1975
Box   4
Folder   54
University of Wisconsin documents, definitions of Teaching Assistant, Program/Project, Research Assistant, 1970-1975
Box   4
Folder   55
University of Wisconsin documents, miscellaneous, 1975
Box   4
Folder   56
Interim policies and procedures concerning Teaching Assistants, 1981 January, UAR-209
Box   4
Folder   57
Report of the Committee on Teaching Assistant System, 1968
Box   4
Folder   58
Report of the Committee on Teaching Assistants, 1982
Box   4
Folder   59
Report of the Ad Hoc Letters and Sciences committee on the use of Teaching Assistants, 1981
Box   4
Folder   60
Jobs posting
Box   4
Folder   61
Teaching Assistant Policies and Procedures (TAPP), anti-TAA study commissions
Box   4
Folder   62
Court decisions, 1980
Box   4
Folder   63
Unemployment case, 1978-1983
Box   4
Folder   64
Strike case, 1980-1984
Box   4
Folder   65
Computer tapes case, 1974-1976
Box   4
Folder   66
Arbitration, bargaining, structure, appeal, 1980 agreement
Box   5
Folder   1-6
Legislation and lobbying correspondence, 1980-1985
Box   5
Folder   7
Assembly Bill 76, Senate Bill 55, 1983
Box   5
Folder   8
Senate Bill 242, Assembly Bill 730, 1981
Box   5
Folder   9
Assembly Bill 791, information, flyers, correspondence, 1971
Box   5
Folder   10
Assembly Bill 320
Box   5
Folder   11
Legislation and lobbying analysis
Box   5
Folder   12
Legislation and lobbying workshops, 1981
Box   5
Folder   13
Legislation and lobbying, 1983
Box   5
Folder   14
Legislative committee
Affiliates
Box   5
Folder   15
Foreign language
Box   5
Folder   16
Educational Policy Studies (EPS), Curriculum and Instruction
Box   5
Folder   17
Economics
Box   5
Folder   18
Math
Box   5
Folder   19
Political Science
Box   5
Folder   20
Chemistry, Engineering
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Folder   21
Law School
Box   5
Folder   22
History
Box   5
Folder   23
Sociology
Grievances
Box   5
Folder   24
General
Box   5
Folder   25
Summary, list, 1983-1984
Box   5
Folder   26
Information on grievances, historical
Box   5
Folder   27
List, 1983-1984
Box   5
Folder   28
Committee, 1985-1986
Box   5
Folder   29
Committee, 1986 Fall
Box   5
Folder   30
Inquires, 1986 Fall
Box   5
Folder   31
Summary, working conditions, 1985 Fall
Box   5
Folder   32
Committee meetings, agendas, minutes
Box   5
Folder   33
List, committee meeting minutes, 1984-1985
Box   5
Folder   34
Committees, offices, reports, proposals
Box   5
Folder   35
Feminist Caucus
Box   5
Folder   36
Education committee
Box   5
Folder   37
Political education committee
Box   5
Folder   38
Labor education
Box   5
Folder   39
Research, other states' Graduate Assistant collective bargaining laws
Box   5
Folder   40
Legislation and lobbying notes
Box   5
Folder   41
Legislative outreach, strike 1980
Box   5
Folder   42
Organizing
Box   5
Folder   43
University of Wisconsin budget and class size study, 1973
Box   5
Folder   44
Campaign, goals, schedules
Box   5
Folder   45
Position papers
Box   5
Folder   46
Blue card signers, 1990 January 10
Box   5
Folder   47
Representation election
Box   5
Folder   48
Phone banks
Box   5
Folder   49
Lobbying
Box   5
Folder   50
Calls for volunteers
Box   5
Folder   51
Petitions
Box   5
Folder   52
TAA committees
Box   5
Folder   53
Bargaining
Box   5
Folder   54
Regents meeting, discussion of TAA, 1970 April 10 Contract
Contracts
Box   5
Folder   55
Correspondence, etc., 1976
Box   5
Folder   56
Negotiations, TAA and University of Wisconsin proposals, 1979
Box   5
Folder   57
Negotiations, correspondence, 1979
Box   5
Folder   58
Teaching Assistants and University of Wisconsin initial demands, 1987
Box   5
Folder   59
Negotiations, Teaching Assistants and University of Wisconsin Proposal, 1987 Counter proposals
Box   5
Folder   60
Negotiations, correspondence, information requests, 1987
Box   5
Folder   61
Bargaining notes, 1987
Box   5
Folder   62
Negotiations, TAA and University of Wisconsin proposals and counters, 1988 proposals
Box   5
Folder   63
Dan Foreman's notes, 1988
Box   5
Folder   64
Bargaining notes, 1988
Box   5
Folder   65
Initial contract proposals, 1989
Box   5
Folder   66
Bargaining, TAA and State of Wisconsin proposals, 1989
Box   5
Folder   67
Bargaining, correspondence, 1989
Bargaining notes
Box   5
Folder   68
1989 and undated
Box   5
Folder   69
Correspondence, 1990
Box   5
Folder   70
General
Box   6
Folder   1
Stewards' handbooks
Box   6
Folder   2
Suggestions for new Teaching Assistants, TAA document
Box   6
Folder   3
TAA organizing manuals, 1989
TAA posters
Box   6
Folder   4
Films, benefits, picnics, etc.
Box   6
Folder   5
Undergraduate education
Box   6
Folder   6
Grievances
Box   6
Folder   7
Workshops
Box   6
Folder   8
Affiliates
Box   6
Folder   9
Strike, strike votes
Box   6
Folder   10
Rallies
Box   6
Folder   11
Miscellaneous
Box   6
Folder   12
Representation election
Box   6
Folder   13
Legislation and lobbying
Box   6
Folder   14
Bargaining
Box   6
Folder   15
Program/Project Assistants
TAA analysis
Box   6
Folder   16
Introduction, Why Join?
Box   6
Folder   17
Wages
Box   6
Folder   18
Anti-discrimination, women, Affirmative Action
Box   6
Folder   19
Class size
Box   6
Folder   20
Strikes
Box   6
Folder   21
Grievances
Box   6
Folder   22
Legislation
Box   6
Folder   23
Bargaining, contracts
Box   6
Folder   24
General
Box   6
Folder   25
Tips, organizing
Box   6
Folder   26
Picket captains' manual, TAA strike, 1980 Spring
Box   6
Folder   27
Union song materials
Box   6
Folder   28
History Students Association, “Up Against the Blackboard,” 1968
Box   6
Folder   29
Critical Teaching, volume I
Box   6
Folder   30
Critical Teaching, volume II
Box   6
Folder   31
TAA Handbook, 1974 August
Box   6
Folder   32
TAA Handbook, 1977 October
Box   6
Folder   33
“...Shut it Down?” strike pamphlet, 1970
Box   6
Folder   34
TAA flyers
Box   6
Folder   35
Strike songbook, 1980
Box   6
Folder   36
TAA pamphlets, history
Box   6
Folder   37
TAA pamphlets, 1969-1970
Box   6
Folder   38
Report of TAA Labor Liaison committee, 1975-1976
Box   6
Folder   39
Minutes, miscellaneous
Box   6
Folder   40
Executive Board minutes
Press Releases
Box   6
Folder   41
Undated
Box   6
Folder   42-54
1973-1989
Stewards' council meeting
Box   6
Folder   55
Undated
Box   6
Folder   56-63
1985-1993
Membership meeting minutes
Box   6
Folder   64
1985
Box   6
Folder   65
1986
Box   6
Folder   66
University of Wisconsin administrative rules
Box   6
Folder   67
Membership meeting
Box   6
Folder   68
Next bargaining session
Box   6
Folder   69
Membership meeting minutes, undated
Box   7
Folder   1
Interim policies and procedures covering Teaching Assistants, 1981
Box   7
Folder   2
Mulvihill Report, 1988
Box   7
Folder   3
Elections, ballots, flyers, etc.
Box   7
Folder   4
TAA, current, 1985
Box   7
Folder   5
Membership card samples
Box   7
Folder   6
Policies and procedures, TAA
Box   7
Folder   7
Comparative work conditions, 1981
Box   7
Folder   8
Welcome letters
Box   7
Folder   9-10
Surveys
Box   7
Folder   11
One on One survey, Nonmember
Box   7
Folder   12
Membership poll, 1980 October
Box   7
Folder   13
TAA membership questionnaire samples, 1980
Box   7
Folder   14
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), representation election, 1987
Box   7
Folder   15
Representation election correspondence, 1987
Box   7
Folder   16
Strike related, 1980
Box   7
Folder   17
French and Italian workload grievance, 1984
Box   7
Folder   18
Foreign Teaching Assistant tax status, 1986
Box   7
Folder   19
Open meetings complaint, 1982-1983
Box   7
Folder   20
Financial statements, Treasurer's reports
Box   7
Folder   21
Fundraising proposals
Box   7
Folder   22
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (WFT), grant requests, proposals, correspondence
Box   7
Folder   23
Organizing grant expenses, 1986-1987
Box   7
Folder   24
Legal expenses
Box   7
Folder   25
Job descriptions, information, guidelines
Box   7
Folder   26
Database, membership counts
Box   7
Folder   27
Approval requests, less than 1/3 appointments, 1974-1975
Box   7
Folder   28
Correspondence with other universities
Organizing
Box   7
Folder   29
TAA organizers, 1986
Box   7
Folder   30
Committee, 1983 Fall
Box   7
Folder   31
Campaign workshop material, notes, 1983 Spring
Box   7
Folder   32
Campaign, 1982 Fall
Box   7
Folder   33
Drive, list of new members, 1981-1982
Box   7
Folder   34
Engineering, planned but not implemented, 1980 Fall
Box   7
Folder   35
Budgets, financial statements
Box   7
Folder   36
Title IX, 1977
Box   7
Folder   37
Affirmative Action, 1975-1980
Box   7
Folder   38
Strike information, 1975-1976
Box   7
Folder   39
Bargaining, the Structure Agreement
Box   7
Folder   40
Union strategy discussions and proposals, 1980-1981 (grievance policy for this period)
Box   7
Folder   41
Affiliate meetings information, how to conduct a meeting
Box   7
Folder   42
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), affiliations with the TAA by department, election 1969
Box   7
Folder   43
Data on department affiliates
Box   7
Folder   44
Graduate Assistant wages
Box   7
Folder   45
Senate hearing, 1980 May
Box   7
Folder   46
Dennis committee
Box   7
Folder   47
Research on students turned away from classes
Box   7
Folder   48
Surveys
Box   7
Folder   49
Statements on or by TAA
Box   7
Folder   50
Teaching Assistant Policies and Procedures (TAPP)
Box   7
Folder   51
Information on departmental Committee on Teaching Assistant Policies and Procedures (CTAPP), “Dennis Committee”
Box   7
Folder   52
Teaching Assistant Policies and Procedures (TAPP) committee
Box   7
Folder   53
Dennis committee
Box   7
Folder   54
Organizing manual, 1986
Box   7
Folder   55
Stewards' training workshop, 1982 September
Box   7
Folder   56
Strike fines case, 1982
Box   7
Folder   57
Representation vote, anti-TAA literature, 1987
Box   7
Folder   58
Representation vote, 1987
Box   7
Folder   59
Open meetings, records law violation
Box   7
Folder   60
Grant requests
Box   7
Folder   61
Constitution
Box   7
Folder   62
Taxes, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986
Box   7
Folder   63
Samples of questionnaires
Audio recordings
Note: Formerly Box 8-9.
882A/17
AFT/UW Bargaining Session, 1974 February 26, March 19
882A/18-21
Executive Board, analysis of work stoppage and strike, 1976 June 5
882A/22-24
Teaching Assistant hearing, various speakers, many from History Department, 1977 January 28
Bargaining
882A/25-32
1979
882A/33-34
1979 May 10
882A/35
1979 July 26
882A/36-37
1979 August 24
882A/38
1979 October 17
882A/39
1979 September 4, 20
882A/40
1979 December 6, 19; 1980 January 30
882A/41
1980 January 3, February 25
882A/42-43
1980 March 19, 26
882A/44
Press conference, 1980 April 24
882A/45
Carlson, 1980 April 30
882A/46
Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) meeting, 1980 July 9
882A/47
Bargaining, 1980 July 9
882A/48
Spriggs and Cohen, from WHA/WERN news tape, 1980 August 11
882A/49
Soundtrack, “Don't Mourn...”; The Chuckle Contest
Physical Description: 1 reel 
882A/50
Radio interview, TAA's Marty Dickinson and Robert Sytsma (sp?) talking about the School for Workers, circa 1980
Moving images
Physical Description: Videotapes and film 
Mss 548
Box   10
Strike, 1st and 2nd day, rallies, student interviews, Rosenfeld interview, and pickets, #1
Box   10
Strike #2 contains Heckers Chemistry incident, press conference, and Memorial Union picket line
Box   10
Harvey Goldberg, Thursday, #3
Box   10
Peterson, sit-in, 1980 April 18
Box   10
Strike #5, office scenes, south campus student interviews
Box   10
Strike authorization vote #1
Box   10
Stanky, Memorial Union incident, Tape B
Box   10
South campus picket, Take a Stake, Faculty Senate “Silent Vigil,” Tape C
Box   10
Last rally, Tape D
Box   10
South hall, Tape E
Box   10
Membership meeting, Tape F
Box   10
Vote count
Box   10
Untitled
Box   10
TAA film project
Physical Description: 2 8 mm reels 
Box   10
“Don't Mourn...”
Physical Description: Super 8 mm, 400 feet 
Box   10
“TA Strike - original outs”
Physical Description: 1 16 mm reel 
Box   10
Magnetic soundtrack for Wisconsin Teaching Assistant strike film
Physical Description: 1 16 mm reel 
Box   10
“TAA Wisconsin Teachers Strike” - optical soundtrack
Physical Description: 1 16 mm reel 
Box   10
“TAA Wisconsin Teachers Strike” - A and B rolls
Physical Description: 2 16 mm reels