Sign the nationwide petition to defend tuition waivers!
Negotiations in Congress continue over the GOP Tax Bill, which contains numerous regressive and unjust provisions to reduce taxes for the wealthy by taxing grad tuition, repealing key sections of the Affordable Care Act, eliminating the deduction for student loan interest, increasing costs for teachers to buy school supplies, slashing incentives for renewable energy, and more.
The House version of the bill is now being reconciled with the Senate version, and a revised version could be voted on as early as next week. The House version did contain the tax on Tuition Waivers for graduate students, while the Senate version did not. While details of these details are not being made publicly available, UAW advocates in Washington DC are working with allies in labor and community organizations to push key Republicans in Congress to drop these extraordinarily harmful provisions.
You can still help. Ask your friends, family members, and co-workers to join you in urging members of Congress who supported this bill to vote No when the House/Senate version comes up for a vote. In Washington state, this includes:
- Dave Reichert: 425-677-7414
- Jaime Herrera Beutler: 360-695-6292
- Cathy McMorris: 509-353-2374
- Dan Newhouse: 509-452-3243
Please also sign and circulate this #NoGradTax petition to continue building momentum and pressure!
In solidarity,
Theresa Aliwarga
Douglas Avella-Castro
Dianne Baumann
Andrea Canini
Anthony Castanza
Monica Cortes Viharo
Kristen Garofali
Katya Kolesova
Dylan Mayer
Mandy McCourt
Kristin McCowan
Elizabeth Mills
David Parsons
Shua Sanchez
Maddie Smith
Sam Sumpter
Arash Tarkhan
Judy Twedt