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Newsletter: At the Table, Issue 6
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New Issue of At The Table!
Check out the new issue of At The Table for detailed info on last week’s bargaining sessions. Print one out to share with your friends and department!
Newsletter: At the Table, Issue 5
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New Issue of “At The Table”!
Take a look at the new issue of “At The Table”. This week’s issue has detailed information on the bargaining sessions from last week, upcoming topics for discussion, and articles to keep you informed on the process. Print out a copy and share it with your department!
Newsletter: At the Table, Issue 4
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New Issue of “At the Table”
The new issue of “At the Table” is here! Read it for a detailed update on the second week of bargaining. Print it out to share with your department!
Newsletter: At the Table, Issue 2
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Major Platform Presentation Today!
At today’s bargaining session (in the Plaza Room on the 3rd floor of the Palmer Commons), we’ll be giving the major presentation of our platform issues. The session runs from 1-5pm, and you can come in and leave whenever you can. Come out and show your support!
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Check Out the 1st Issue of “At the Table”
“At the Table” is GEO’s weekly bargaining newsletter. In it you will find updates on the bargaining proceedings from the previous week, and dates, times, and locations of upcoming bargaining sessions. Feel free to print a copy to share with your department!
Newsletter: At the Table, Issue 1
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Fall Term 2010 GEO Bargaining Sessions Dates and Topics
GEO Bargaining Sessions will run from 1-5pm at the Palmer Commons. Any presence helps! Come anytime, and leave when you have to. The first session to establish some ground rules happened today, December 1st, and future sessions for the term, with tentative topics, are listed below:
- December 3: (Plaza Room, 3rd Floor) Job Posting, Hiring, and Notification
- December 8: (Plaza Room, 3rd Floor) GSI Training
- December 10: (Plaza Room, 3rd Floor) *This session will contain the major presentation of our platform issues. Your attendance here is crucial.* Also, Disability Access Proposals and Salaries
- December 15: (Great Lakes North, 4th Floor) GSRAs, Child Care, and Medical and Parent Leave
- December 17: (Plaza Room, 3rd Floor) Employee Rights
Our members are our strength. We need you in the room to win a strong contract.
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Bargaining Begins Today! (Dec. 1)
GEO and the University are starting negotiations for your 2011-2014 contract! All bargaining sessions are open to all GEO members, and we encourage members to attend. Closed captioning will be available at some bargaining sessions. Please direct any questions about accommodations during bargaining sessions to umgeo@umich.edu.
For the remainder of the Fall term, we will be bargaining every Wednesday and Friday from 1:00-5:00 PM in Palmer Commons (location: http://uuis.umich.edu/cic/map/central/index.cfm?region=D2). We have a tentative schedule of topics for each bargaining session, listed below. Two sessions are especially crucial for this term. On December 10, GEO’s team will give an overview presentation of our key proposals, along with proposals for disability access and salaries. On Dec. 15, we will present proposals involving GSRAs and parents’ rights. Please come to one or both of these sessions! See our website for updated schedules: http://umgeo.org/events/
GEO needs your participation to win a strong contract this year. For other ways to get involved, like attending Stewards’ meetings, joining a caucus, or joining a committee, visit http://www.umgeo.org/member-resources/volunteer/ or email umgeo@umich.edu.
DECEMBER BARGAINING SESSIONS, TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Dec. 1 (Palmer Commons, Great Lakes North, 4th floor)
Topics: Bargaining Ground Rules; Dues; Union Rights; Information
Dec. 3. (Palmer Commons, plaza room, 3rd floor)
Topics: Job Posting, Hiring, and Notification
Dec. 8. (Palmer Commons, plaza room 3rd floor)
Topics: GSI Training (international grads especially encouraged to attend)
**Dec. 10. (Palmer Commons, Plaza Room, 3rd floor)
Topics: Major presentation of platform issues; Disability Access proposals; Salaries. *Closed captioning provided.
**Dec. 15 (Palmer Commons, Great Lakes North, 4th floor)
Topics: GSRAs; Benefits; Child Care; Medical and Parental Leaves (GSRAs and parents especially encouraged to attend)
Dec. 17 (Palmer Commons, Plaza Room, 3rd floor)
Topics: Employee Rights (international grads especially encouraged to attend). *Closed captioning provided.
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GEO Membership Meeting: Wed Nov 17 6:00pm-7:30pm
GEO will be having a General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Wednesday, November 17 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Rackham Amphitheater. At this meeting we’ll get an update from the bargaining committee on their progress turning the bargaining platform into bargaining proposals. We’ll also get a sneak peak at the bargaining team’s opening presentation. Lastly, we’ll begin discussing priorities among the bargaining planks.
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GEO Members Adopt Platform, Elect Bargaining Team
GEO members gathered together in the Michigan League Ballroom on Tuesday to kick off the 2010-11 Contract Campaign, electing Renee Echols as Lead Negotiator and approving the 2010-11 GEO Bargaining Platform.
The GEO Bargaining Team is:
Renee Echols, English (lead negotiator)
Patrick O’Mahen, Political Science
Andrew Patton, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Jonathan McLaughlin, History and Classics
Katie Brion, History of Art
Addie Matteson, School of Information
Lauren Squires, Linguistics
The next General Membership Meeting will be held Wednesday, November 17, in the Rackham Amphitheater. Time TBA.