Fellow workers, This email is a notice that there will be a ratification vote on the Tentative Agreement reached between GEO-UAW 2322 (“the Union”) and UMass Amherst (“the University”) to modify the previous collective bargaining agreement. The new contract will be effective retroactive to September 4, 2022, and will be implemented as soon as it … Continue reading NOTICE OF RATIFICATION VOTE
GEO ORIENTATION – FALL 2022
Fellow workers, above you will find the recording of GEO's new graduate employee orientation for the Fall 2022 semester! Watch it to find out about all the benefits and protections a GEO position brings with it, as well as details about your health insurance and UAW/UMass Health and Welfare Trust benefits. Love your benefits? Want … Continue reading GEO ORIENTATION – FALL 2022
BARGAINING – TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED!
Fellow workers, GEO’s Bargaining Committee is extremely pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our next contract! After nearly 11 months of bargaining with the university, over a contract that is nearly 2 years expired, dozens of GEO members met with the administration today to finalize our negotiations. We finalized 7.69% … Continue reading BARGAINING – TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED!
WELCOME BACK, GEO – BARGAINING, FIRST GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, PARKING, AND MORE
Fellow workers, We hope your semester is off to a wonderful start! It has been wonderful to meet so many new graduate student employees in departmental orientations. We're looking forward to a year of building worker power, solidarity, and community together! Read on for some important announcements and to find out some ways to get … Continue reading WELCOME BACK, GEO – BARGAINING, FIRST GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, PARKING, AND MORE