Massive pickets at my uni!

[MRT144]

not unlike the surgical strike of spam for 59 minutes one march afternoon. i get misty!

Really though, TAs do a lot of the boring ass work and should get every cent they do. i plan on being a TA BTW

[Asher]

I think a TA's hourly wage should be dependant upon user feedback.

All of my TAs but one is totally useless. They always screw up marking, they can't explain anything, half the time they barely speak English.

If I had my way, most TAs would get maybe $10CDN/hour, while my really awesome TA would get ~$40CDN/hour. She's really worth it. The prof for that class is terrible, but she puts in lots of time and effort into explaining things and answering questions usefully.

[Fve Crathva]

My mom got $14 per hour working in the public school system as a TA and SSA (special services assistant; way harder than TAing). I've never had a good TA. I don't mind the accents, but it's clear that they don't want to be there. One of them wasn't too bad, but he was kind of bland and was a fan of Richard Stallman (I dropped the course).

SP

[notyoueither]

I think TA remuneration should definitely be linked to the cost of their own studies at the same institution. They are in a unique situation of being both a consumer and producer. What they get paid must be a reflection of their own costs of living and costs to study. That doesn't mean it has to match, though. Does it?

Be that as it may, of course you should cross the line. It would be absurd for any of the pickets to expect you to negatively effect your own education for any cause.

[Asher]

I don't think the fact that the TA's are producers has anything to do with it.

Professors get piss-poor pay raises even though tuition rises much faster all the time, why should TA's be linked to the cost of tuition?

Seems very silly to me.

[notyoueither]

Hint, they are working their way through graduate school. Does that help?

[St Leo]

This is why universities need more regulation. Such tuition raises are absurd money-grabbing and the universities only do it because they know they can get away with it.

[Asher]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Hint, they are working their way through graduate school. Does that help?

No, because many profs are doing post-doc stuff, research, or other things.

If TAs can link their wages to their tuition costs, all students should be able to link their wages to tuition costs. Which is silly.

[chequita guevara]

I've never crossed a picket and may I join Hoffa in the ground if I do. I'd rather be dead than be a god-damned scab.

[Asher]

Scab...those things that are necessary for healing. Beneficial.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I've never crossed a picket and may I join Hoffa in the ground if I do. I'd rather be dead than be a god-damned scab.

How in hell is being a student being a scab? If they raised my tuition 45%, I'd cross any picket line that wants me to stop going to school.

Are they going to reimburse me? Hell no. I pay the tuition whether I go to school or not.

ACK!

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
Professors get piss-poor pay raises even though tuition rises much faster all the time, why should TA's be linked to the cost of tuition?

Seems very silly to me.

Because professors don't have to pay tuition?

[RedFred]

The picket lines are now illegal so you should have no moral qualms about crossing.

The TAs position doesn't seem realistic to me. They are TAs. Most are students working on an advanced degree that are getting a decent amount of cash to assist their further education. This is not normally a long term employment opportunity.

I know of no group of TAs nationally that expect some kind of tuition break when it rises except for this group. These people probably got bad advice from some militant union leader.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by RedFred
I know of no group of TAs nationally that expect some kind of tuition break when it rises except for this group. These people probably got bad advice from some militant union leader.

Probably from someone who isn't a TA

[chequita guevara]

Why does everyone expect workers to be slaves?