With GEO’s contract set to expire just over a week from now (March 1), the membership has stepped up visibility and discussions of contract priorities. At last night’s membership meeting, we voted to extend the contract’s coverage by two weeks (read the Daily article here, and we voted on a strike platform. The […]

For an update on bargaining and run-down of last week’s bargaining session, a new issue of At the Table is available for your information! See also Hugh Stimson’s most recent liveblogging from the bargaining room last week.  As the newsletter notes, we are in the FINAL COUNTDOWN to our contract expiration date (March 1, 2008). […]

Our Contract expires on March 1, 2008 and the Contract Campaign is heating up! At the next membership meeting, Wednesday February 20, 7 pm, Rackham Amphitheater (4th floor), we will:
1. Have a bargaining update
2. Vote on a strike platform
3. Begin discussion of possible job actions
4. Get psyched.
Your attendance is extremely important, so please come. Bring […]

STEWARDS COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, February 13, 7 pm @ GEO. Everyone is welcome!!!
BARGAINING SESSION: NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS
Thursday, February 14, 11 am - 4:30 pm, Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room
A special Valentine’s Day edition of UM and GEO’s bargaining! Be sure to bring your red GEO t-shirt and chocolate for the bargaining team.

Tired of sour milk? Come to this week’s Bargaining Session: Thursday, 11-4:30, Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room, and show the administration your support for 9%!

For in-depth coverage of the January 31 bargaining session between GEO and UM - at which UM summarily rejected nearly *all* of GEO’s contract proposals - check out this week’s At the Table. UM countered GEO’s Salaries proposal (Article 10) with a proposal for a 2% wage increase for each of the next 3 years, […]

STEWARDS MEETING
Wednesday, February 6, 7 pm @ GEO
If you missed last week’s membership meeting, or if you want to talk more about what happened there, think about coming to this week’s Stews meeting, open to all members.
BARGAINING SESSION
Thursday, February 7, 11-5 pm @ Palmer Commons
It’s another marathon bargaining session! Come for a few minutes or […]