On Friday, April 24, GEO met with University management to hear counter-proposals to our Impact Bargaining Proposals. Here's an update and also some action items that we can all do together! Summer Pay: The University offered a $300,000 hardship fund for graduate students to apply to, along with a $125,000 fund for research support. Administration proposed to … Continue reading Newsletter \\ Vol S20.11: Bargaining News, Action Items, Wed Meeting
“How To” \\ Get in touch with your state legislator
This is a guide for you as a Steward or rank and file member to help you with getting in touch with your state legislator - representative or state Senator - about current demands and needs of grad students. You can tweak this to make it suit your personal experience, but here's a script which … Continue reading “How To” \\ Get in touch with your state legislator
GEO Officer Elections 2020-2021 Candidate Statements
Nominees for Co-Chair: Shao Yu (Dora) Tseng Hello fellow workers. My name is Shao Yu, Tseng (I also go by Dora). I am a second-year master student in Higher Education and Public Policy dual degree program. It is a great honor to be nominated and run for the candidacy for GEO Co-Chair position. With Jyoti’s … Continue reading GEO Officer Elections 2020-2021 Candidate Statements
Membership Meeting \\ Tonight at 6
At Stewards' Assembly last night, feedback received included a feeling that some rank and file members are out of the loop on why various actions are happening, and the motivations for the fighting stance taken by GEO leadership towards the university administration. Let's talk about that more tonight! We welcome your participation in the membership … Continue reading Membership Meeting \\ Tonight at 6