Rally, Whitmore@2pm: Student Protestors Arrested

Hi fellow workers, A number of students including GEO members were arrested for peacefully protesting at Whitmore yesterday during the SJP and UMass Dissenters rally for Palestine. The rally demanded, amongst other things, that UMass divest and end its partnership with Raytheon. SJP is holding another rally today at Whitmore at 2 pm against these … Continue reading Rally, Whitmore@2pm: Student Protestors Arrested

Newsletter: BARGAINING 10/30 LGRT 1033 @1pm and more!

Hello GEO members! We hope the semester is going well. Read on for updates on caucuses, committees and union events including our Halloween Social, GEO study halls, and bargaining next week!! Bargaining Session on Monday NEXT WEEK! Join your fellow union members at our next collective bargaining session with admin on Monday, October 30th, 1:00pm-3:00pm … Continue reading Newsletter: BARGAINING 10/30 LGRT 1033 @1pm and more!

Two Member Shared Resources on Palestine

Fellow Workers, Please see below for two sources by our members on Palestine, which we are sharing on their behalf: Support / Healing Circles for Palestinian and Arab-American Students See shared description below: “USA-Palestine Mental Health Network has received emotional support requests from Palestinian and Palestinian-American students. In response, we are offering 90 minute healing … Continue reading Two Member Shared Resources on Palestine

Bargaining Update

Fellow workers, Read on for our bargaining update from 10/16! You can also watch the update on this video. On October 16, 2023, over 70 GEO members packed the bargaining room for our fourth session with UMass administration. In our previous session, we withdrew our proposed one-year package, and in this session we passed the … Continue reading Bargaining Update