Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) of the USSR became the first woman in space when she was launched into orbit, alone, aboard Vostok 6, on 16 June, 1963. She was 26 years old. It would be …
Say it Now
There is currently a vigorous debate underway regarding the future of shared governance. It puts us in mind of the time when there was no shared governance on campus and students (among others) had to …
While supplies last…and they didn’t
We are very pleased to report there was an overwhelming response to our offer of Classified Staff Congress election posters. Once we let people know they could have a copy, we ran out before noon! …
I am a Woman…Hear Me Roar…
On this day, 8 March, in 1926, memebers of the New york Fur and Leather Workers Union, many of them women, began a strike that would be met with police beatings and threats to life, …
Protest ends with tragedy…
In the depths of the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company laid off 75% of it’s work force with no relief of any kind. This was in an era before Unemployment Insurance or Social Security, the …
The Revolution began with labor…
On this day in 1770, British soldiers, suppressing working people, shot and killed Crispus Attucks, a Black man, then killed others. Rope-maker Samuel Gray called out “Damn you! Don’t Fire!” just before being shot, at …
A Woman’s Place is in the Cabinet
In recognition of March as ‘Women’s History Month’, we recall that it was on this day, 4 March, in 1933, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt named a woman, Frances Perkins, to be secretary of labor. …
HR Design Forums a Success
Many classified staff employees attended the latest HR Design Forum to get answers to their questions regarding how HR Design will affect the workplace. The forum included HR Design updates in Performance Management, Employee Choice, …
Fire Safety Tips with Bruce Petters
Electrician Bruce Petters has been working on campus since 1996, he has also been a volunteer fire-fighter since 2001. In this video, Bruce shares important fire safety tips for use at both home and the …
Honoring Alumni Vel Phillips
We bring you another installment profiling an African-American with a Wisconsin history that made their mark. The first African-American female to earn a Law degree from UW-Madison was Vel Phillips. Ms. Phillips would go on …