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The locations for three major events are now known.
Negotiations pertaining to benefits will be held MONDAY MORNING AT 10AM in the LSA DEAN’S CONFERENCE ROOM, 6TH FLOOR OF HAVEN HALL.
Our Membership Meeting to discuss negotiations will be TUESDAY EVENING AT 7PM in the VANDENBERG ROOM OF THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE on N. University.
Bargaining prep & strategy […]

Today, the Regents of the University met after a rally of nearly 200 supporters of the All Campus Labor Council and GEO. During the public comments period, eight of ten speakers spoke to the impact of health care changes on employees of the university. Here are some excerpts:
Five members of the all-campus labor council spoke […]

RSG recently sent out an email with a letter receieved from the Provost included. We at GEO believe the figures quoted in that letter are at best unlikely, and at worst intentionally misleading. Here’s our analysis (the letter from RSG is at that bottom).
Hello DeAunderia and RSG,
I want to point out that Provost Courant’s […]

Okemos, MI - US District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled that Registered Nurses at Bixby Medical Center in Adrian and Herrick Memorial Hospital in Tecumseh, both part of the Lenawee Health Alliance, cannot have their health
care expenses increased without opening negotiations on the topic.
Judge Taylor upheld an arbitrator’s award in a case involving […]

Next meeting is Thursday, 29 May 2003, from 2:00-3:30pm at the GEO Office.
This is the third meeting of an ad hoc committee established to discuss issues of union democracy in GEO. Minutes will be posted soon but for now can be requested by e-mailing Irfan (irfann@umich.edu).
Agenda items for this meeting are:
1) Membership Meetings:
* Are […]

Come to the Winter 2003 GEO Membership Meetings!
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Central Campus
Thurs Feb 13, 7-8pm
Anderson Room
Michigan Union
North Campus
Wed Feb 12, 7-8pm
Boulevard Room
Pierpont Commons
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Free pizza beforehand; meetings end promptly at 8pm.
Why come? We need you to help plan a response to UM’s recent actions:
- UM unilaterally raised your prescription drug copays. A for-profit company now decides what drugs you […]