Last night, GEO’s membership in attendance at a membership meeting voted to send out a strike ballot to ALL union members. In the next few days, members will be VOTING on whether to authorize the Stewards Council to call a two-day work stoppage next week, if the union’s demands are still not met. If you […]

As GEO’s contract expires today, read about what the latest status is at the bargaining table. (In a nutshell, the only strike platform issue that GEO and UM have reached significant agreement on is parental leave.)
And don’t forget all the important events (see below) happening this week as we lead up to a potential walkout […]

BARGAINING SESSIONS
Monday, March 17, 11:30-2:30: Mason Hall 1427
Tuesday, March 18: TBA*
Thursday, March 20, 11-5: Michigan Union Wolverine ABC
Friday, March 21: TBA*
*new sessions just added, stay tuned for more info!

As GEO continues to negotiate with the university, there are lots of critical events in the next couple of weeks leading up to a potential job action. YOUR attendance is important and shows the university our strength as a union, and the seriousness of our demands!
BARGAINING SESSIONS
Thursday, March 13, 11-5: Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room
Monday, […]

Thirsting for more information about what’s been going on with our negotiations? Check out some of the media coverage GEO has gotten in the past few months!
From The Michigan Daily
GSI’s seek compromise (March 11, 2008)
The University Needs to Invest More in GSIs (Letter to the Editor by Erika Alpert, March 11, 2008)
GEO weighs strike options […]

GSI Talking Points
For Discussing the Job Action/GEO with Undergraduate Students (or anyone else!)
Below are talking points and general approaches that GSI’s can use for discussing the job action with their students. Since different approaches work better in different contexts and with different personalities, these are simply intended as possible tools that we can use […]

The most recent bargaining update - including info about the strike platform that GEO members approved, and some recent proposals from the University - is available in this week’s At the Table. Starting today, bargaining sessions will be held twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. It’s as important as ever to show up and […]

Graduate student employees at the University of Maryland have been working to pass a bill that would allow them to form a union.
Check out www.mtrumd.org/ for more about what’s going on. A recent Baltimore Sun article about the struggle can be found here.