CO-CHAIRS

Hannah Ku (she/her, History) – hku@geouaw.org

MOBILIZATION COORDINATOR

Antonis Gounalakis (he/him, Economics) – antonis@geouaw.org

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZERS


Ergo Miller (she/her or they/them, Philosophy) – emiller@geouaw.org

GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR

Shane Henckel (they/them, Philosophy) – shane@geouaw.org

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering Committee is responsible for the day-to-day operation of GEO. They generally meet twice a month while classes are in session and hold more meetings as needed. Voting members include the GEO co-chairs and mobilization coordinator, as well as two representatives elected by the Stewards’ Assembly and two representatives elected by the general membership (the at-large representatives). The Grievance Coordinator and Membership Organizer are ex officio, non-voting members of the Steering Committee, as are all GEO stewards.

Stewards’ Representatives (2)

  • Candace Powning (she/her, Environmental Conservation)
  • Jason Kotoch (he/him, Studio Arts)

At-Large Representatives (2)

  • Jordan Sanderson (they/them, Sociology)
  • Salman Sikander (he/him, Economics)

GEO Stewards’ Assembly

GEO’s Assembly of Stewards aims to create and develop shop floor activism across departments at UMass Amherst, and to organize and mobilize rank-and-file participation in GEO. Stewards are responsible for communication between the leadership and the membership. The assembly aims to get stewards involved in decision-making regarding union policy, contract administration, negotiations, and other workplace issues. The co-chairs of the assembly bring the stewards together to share information, to learn from one another, and to support each other.

Co-Chairs of the Stewards’ Assembly:

GEO Representatives to Local 2322’s Joint Council

The Joint Council of UAW Local 2322 is the highest decision-making body in our amalgamated union besides the general membership. The body meets monthly and conducts union business outside of and between our yearly Local-wide membership meetings. GEO’s co-chairs are de facto representatives to the Joint Council for GEO; we also receive a number of other seats determined by the size of our unit.

Current GEO Representatives to Joint Council:

  • Hannah Ku
  • Ragini Jha
  • Aaron Liu (Labor Studies)
  • Tarang Saluja (Economics)
  • Kal Hardenbergh (Economics)

UAW 2322 Union Representatives

Danielle Kutner – daniellek@uaw2322.org
David Pritchard – david@uaw2322.org

– updated 6.15.23