Author: GEO

On May 19, 2020, the GEO bargaining team met with the University bargaining team for Impact Bargaining, to hear a response to GEO’s latest counter proposals. This meeting had the largest turn out of GEO members since Impact Bargaining began, with over 200 people at the meeting! This post includes materials from the session: (1) … Continue reading Newsletter \\ Bargaining Update

Dear Members, A lot has been happening in the last few days, as you might know already from updates on Facebook. You have been brave, patient, and strong. Some of you are on vacation this week. The last couple of weeks have been a heartwarming an inspiring torrent of union activity and community organizing. This is … Continue reading Newsletter \\ Solidarity Forever! The Union makes us strong!

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

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