GEO-UAW endorses “Can’t Be Neutral” and the rehire of Dr. Barbara Madeloni

The Graduate Employee Organization, UAW 2322 endorses the rehire of Dr. Barbara Madeloni, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Secondary Teacher Education Program at the School of Education, who last spring led a group of students to boycott the implementation of a corporate sponsored, standardized teacher assessment on pre-service (student) teachers.  We see this as … Continue reading GEO-UAW endorses “Can’t Be Neutral” and the rehire of Dr. Barbara Madeloni

Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement

The GEO Bargaining Committee is proud to announce that we have come to a tentative agreement on a successor contract.  We believe that the new contract we bargained over the last few months offers significant improvements to the wages and working conditions of our members.  We are therefore recommending that members of the GEO bargaining … Continue reading Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement

Important UAW/UMass/AETNA Coinsurance Settlement Update

Your union, the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO/UAW Local 2322), and the University of Massachusetts have agreed on a grievance settlement for the out-of-pocket (OOP) health insurance expense amounts that graduate employees in are required to pay for plan year 2011-2012. Under this settlement agreement, the University agrees that the out-of-pocket maximum for graduate student employees … Continue reading Important UAW/UMass/AETNA Coinsurance Settlement Update