UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, January 13, 1995
5A
GTAs preparing for April vote
Leaders hope campaign will show need for union By Virginia Marghelm Kansas staff writer
No major political elections are pending this spring, but Dan Murtaugh is planning a voting campaign anyway.
Murtaugh, a graduate teaching assistant in English, is one of the leaders of the GTAs' movement to form a collective bargaining unit.
Yesterday, Murtaugh and other GTA leaders met at the Kansas Union to plan their campaign strategy in preparation for April 17 — the day
GTAs will vote on forming a union.
In the election, all GTAs on campus will be able to vote on whether they want to affiliate with the Kansas Association of Public Employees and the American Federation of Teachers for collective bargaining purposes. There are approximately 1,100 GTAs at KU this semester. Murtaugh
A simple majority of the votes is needed for approval of the affiliation. If a bargaining unit is formed, the GTAs will have the right to negotiate for employee benefits.
To prepare for the election, the GTA leaders plan to publicize the necessity of a union, Murtaugh said. This may include rallies, marches,
phone campaigning or door-to-door campaigning.
Efforts already have been made to involve GTAs through KU's on-line service, Murtaugh said. Information about the pros and cons of unions is available under the student organization section of KU Facts.
GTAs were declared public employees in October, which gave them the right to form a collective bargaining unit. One GTA—an instructor in Western Civilization who has a supervisory role—was excluded from the classification.
The University had the option to appeal the ruling but decided not to, said Karen Dutcher, associate general counsel for the University.
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