Information about GEO Dues can be found at our Dues FAQ. Any further questions can be addressed to umgeo @ umich . edu

If you haven’t signed a yellow card yet, please consider becoming a GEO Member! The financial difference between membership dues and the representation service fee is small (under $10 a term for a .5 employee), but the benefits for you and the Union are huge (you get voting rights in Union decisions + the Union is stronger and more effective = we win good contracts that reflect YOUR voice).

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GEO Fall 2009 Membership Meeting
Thursday 11/19
Food/drinks 6:00pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00pm
At the GEO Office (330 E. Liberty Suite 3F)

At this Membership Meeting, we’ll update members on what has happened in GEO this year and form working groups around possible bargaining items for the 2010-2011 contract campaign. What are aspects of GEO’s contract that you think work well? What are aspects that you think could change? What are issues pertinent to GSIs/GSSAs that aren’t currently covered by the contract? Bring your ideas to the meeting and come ready to discuss with your fellow union members! We need to hear from YOU!

If you have any questions about the Membership Meeting, please contact your department steward.

For more information contact umgeo@umich.edu, or go to http://umgeo.org
For GEO’s updated events calendar, bookmark: http://umgeo.org/events

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The Graduate Employees’ Organization at University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign went on strike this morning against the Board of Trustees. GEO-UIUC has been bargaining with the administration for a new contract and is demanding that the university guarantee tuition waivers in the contract, which the university refuses to bargain over.

GEO-UM stands in solidarity with our sisters and brothers at GEO-UIUC and urges the Board of Trustees to offer graduate employees a fair contract.

For more information: http://www.uigeo.org

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Graduate Student Worker for Fall 2009

(Note the typo on page 1: The deadline for disenrolling ineligible dependents from University health plans is December 18, 2009)

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The University will be conducting an audit of the eligibility of dependents of ALL University employees, including graduate employees, starting in February 2010. Disenroll ineligible dependents by December 18, 2009 without penalty. To become familiar with the requirements for eligibility documentation, and for more information about the audit, visit:

http://mydependentcheck.com/umich/

*Note: The Fall 2009 edition of GEO’s newsletter incorrectly stated that the deadline for disenrolling ineligible dependents is December 18, 2010. The correct deadline is DECEMBER 18, 2009. GEO apologizes for this error.

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