GEO appreciates the support and solidarity of many unions and union councils, student organizations, and campus governing bodies, shown throughout this year’s negotiations process. Last week, we ran an ad in the Michigan Daily that included a list of some of our supporters; we thank all the people below (and more!) for “respecting the line” […]

There will be a mass rally in support of the Detroit Federation of Teachers on Friday, September 8, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the DFT building and marching down to the Fisher Building at 9:00 a.m.. The DFT office is located at the corner of West Grand Blvd. and the […]

Through a combination of individual member contributions and our solidarity fund, GEO members have contributed at least $700 to help our sisters and brothers in NYC. There are three things you can do right now to support the TAs on strike:
1. Sign the online petition initiated by professors Judith Butler, Frederic Jameson, Joan Scott, […]

Picket lines went up around NYU’s campus on Wed, Nov 9. The NYU administration has refused to negotiate a second contract with the union of graduate employees, GSOC, hiding behind a questionable decision of the NLRB. This has forced the union to strike to bring the administration to the bargaining table. Early accounts indicate […]

The Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO), representing nontenure-track faculty at UM is in the process of bargaining their first contract. Unsurprisingly, the administration is dragging their feet on their efforts to improve job security, benefits, wages, and worker voice.
For the most current updates on bargaining and ways you can support LEO, check their website: www.leo.mftsrp.org

“Statement on the Southern California Grocery Strike:
What’s at Stake for America
Over 70,000 supermarket workers have been on strike or locked out since October 11, 2003. Millions of customers have been inconvenienced, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been drained from the Southern California economy. The strike/lockout has exacted a terrible human and economic […]

A Coalition of Students Dedicated to Preserving SAPAC’s Mission and Services
Don’t let the administration decide for us what students need! Come to the
first “Our Voices Count” meeting to learn about how you can get involved to
help save SAPAC! SAPAC started as the result of protests by women on
campus. Let’s not be silent now!
Our Voices […]

Boycott the New Del Rio, the bar/resturant used to be cooperatively run, now there is a corporate top down model and lots of unjust firing.
Del Rio Workers Union

AN OPEN LETTER TO DEAN EARL LEWIS
Dear Dean Lewis,
I was appalled to see you cross the Borders picket line on Friday evening. Like many other graduate students at the University, I regarded you as one of more progressive voices in the upper echelons of the administration. I know you to be a well-respected historian […]

Workers at Borders Books store #1 in Ann Arbor, MI will go on strike this Saturday, November 8 at 9:00 AM. We do not take this step lightly. By striking, we hope to convince Borders Management to negotiate with us in good faith so we can reach a fair contract and return to our […]